Uganda Case Law

Dicko and Others v Faso (Application No. 037/2020)

Dicko and Others v Faso (Application No. 037/2020) [2024] AfCHPR 25 (13 November 2024)

Court

African Court on Human and Peoples Rights

Case number

Application No. 037/2020

Judge

Aboud P, Adjei J, Anukam J, Ben Achour J, Bensaoula J, Eno R, Gaswaga J, Mengue J, Ntsebeza J, Sacko VP, Tchikaya J

The Court found that the Applicants did not exhaust local remedies as required by Article 56(5) of the Charter and Rule 50(2)(e) of the Rules. Although the Applicants petitioned the Constitutional Council, the Council dismissed their challenge on procedural grounds, indicating that constitutional review of enacted laws must be brought before ordinary courts in the context of a pending case. The Applicants did not pursue this avenue. The Court reiterated that exhaustion of local remedies is a cumulative admissibility requirement and, since it was not met, the Application was declared inadmissi…

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• Electoral Code Amendment
• Right To Participate In Elections
• Exhaustion Of Local Remedies
• Constitutional Review
• Jurisdiction Of Regional Court

Dicko and Others v Burkina Faso (Application No. 037/2020)

Dicko and Others v Burkina Faso (Application No. 037/2020) [2020] AfCHPR 14 (20 November 2020)

Court

African Court on Human and Peoples Rights

Case number

Application No. 037/2020

Judge

Aboud J, Anukam J, Ben Achour J, Bensaoula J, Chizumila J, Eno R, Kioko VP, Matusse J, Mengue J, Mukamulisa J, Orè P, Tchikaya J

The African Court dismissed an application for provisional measures challenging amendments to Burkina Faso’s Electoral Code before the 2020 elections.

• Electoral Code Amendment
• Right To Participate In Elections
• Provisional Measures
• Force Majeure In Elections
• Provisional-measures
• Electoral-law