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Civil Procedure [2025] AfCHPR 18

Mwakasindile v United Republic of Tanzania (Application No. 045/2019)

Mwakasindile v United Republic of Tanzania (Application No. 045/2019) [2025] AfCHPR 18 (2 June 2025)

Court
African Court on Human and Peoples Rights
Case number
Application No. 045/2019
Judge
Adjei J, Anukam J, Ben Achour J, Bensaoula VP, Chizumila J, Gaswaga J, Mengue J, Ntsebeza J, Sacko VP, Tchikaya J

The Court exercised its discretion under Rule 46(3) and Rule 90 of the Rules of Court to reopen pleadings in Application No. 045/2019, finding that the Respondent State's request for extension of time to file its Response was not opposed by the Applicant and that the interests of justice required granting the request. The Court held that the Respondent State's Response, though filed out of time, should be deemed properly filed and served on the Applicant, who is given an opportunity to reply within thirty days. The decision is grounded in the Court's inherent powers and the need for proper ad…

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  • Extension Of Time
  • Reopening Of Pleadings
  • Fair Trial Rights
  • Drug Offences
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Constitutional Law [2018] ACHPR 134

Goornah v Republic of Mauritius (Communication 596 of 2016)

Goornah v Republic of Mauritius (Communication 596 of 2016) [2018] ACHPR 134 (28 April 2018)

Court
African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights
Case number
Communication 596 of 2016

The Commission found that the applicant had exhausted local judicial remedies by appealing to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, the highest and final court in Mauritius. The National Human Rights Commission was deemed a non-judicial remedy and not required under Article 56(5). However, the complaint was submitted three years, one month, and fifteen days after the exhaustion of local remedies, and the applicant provided no justification for this delay. The Commission, relying on its jurisprudence and comparative standards, held that this period was not reasonable in the absence of e…

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  • Fair Trial Rights
  • Exhaustion Of Local Remedies
  • Admissibility Requirements
  • Judicial Bias
  • Drug Offences
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