Cholong v Attorney General of the Republic of South Sudan (Application No.20 of 2022)
Cholong v Attorney General of the Republic of South Sudan (Application No.20 of 2022) [2024] EACJ 3 (26 March 2024) (First Instance Division)
The Court determined that the relevant date for the computation of the two-month limitation period under Article 30(2) of the EAC Treaty was the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Republic of South Sudan and the Arab Republic of Egypt in July 2021, which constituted the decisive action complained of. The subsequent arrival of dredging equipment was merely a component of the implementation of that agreement and did not constitute a separate actionable event for limitation purposes. The Reference, having been filed on 10th June 2022, was therefore out of time. The Court reaf…
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