The respondent violated the applicants’ right to property by unlawfully expropriating land without compensation or due legal process.
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Human rights – Right to property – Compulsory acquisition of land – Requirements of lawfulness and compensation – African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Article 14 – Expropriation without notice or compensation – State obligations and remedies.
The respondent violated the applicants’ right to property by unlawfully expropriating land without compensation or due legal process.
Flynote
Human rights – Right to property – Compulsory acquisition of land – Requirements of lawfulness and compensation – African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Article 14 – Expropriation without notice or compensation – State obligations and remedies.
