Inclusive Development for Citizens and Another v Attorney General of the United Republic of Tanzania
Inclusive Development for Citizens and Another v Attorney General of the United Republic of Tanzania (Reference No.10 of 2020) [2024] EACJ 14 (29 November 2024) (First Instance Division)
The Court held that its jurisdiction is strictly circumscribed by Article 30(2) of the Treaty, which requires that proceedings be instituted within two months of the impugned action or the date it came to the complainant's knowledge. The Applicants' claims, though framed as arising from the District Commissioner's 2020 statement, were inextricably linked to the 2002 Regulations and 2017 pronouncements, which established the policy of expelling pregnant girls from school. The Court found that the District Commissioner's statement was merely a manifestation of this pre-existing policy and did n…
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- Right To Education
- Non Discrimination
- Right To Privacy
- Jurisdiction Ratione Temporis
- Expulsion Of Pregnant Girls
- Treaty Interpretation