Uganda Case Law

Slimane v Republic of Tunisia (Ruling) (Application No. 007/2024)

Slimane v Republic of Tunisia (Ruling) (Application No. 007/2024) [2024] ACHPR 5 (3 October 2024)

Court

African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights

Case number

Application No. 007/2024

Judge

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

The Court found that the request to order the Respondent State to publish the requirements for presidential candidacy was rendered moot by the publication of the relevant decision in the Official Gazette prior to the opening of the candidacy period. The remaining requests—abolition of sponsorship and criminal record requirements, validation of rejected candidacies, and suspension of ISIE Bureau members—were dismissed as they required examination of the merits of the main Application, which is not permissible at the provisional measures stage. The Court reiterated that provisional measures are…

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• Electoral Process
• Judicial Independence
• Implementation Of Court Judgments
• Non Discrimination
• Fair Trial
• Political Participation