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Advocaid Ltd v Republic of Sierra Leone (ECW/CCJ/APP/18/22; ECW/CCJ/JUD/33/24) [2024] ECOWASCJ 21 (7 November 2024)

Advocaid Ltd v Republic of Sierra Leone (ECW/CCJ/APP/18/22; ECW/CCJ/JUD/33/24) [2024] ECOWASCJ 21 (7 November 2024)
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Advocaid Ltd v Republic of Sierra Leone (ECW/CCJ/APP/18/22; ECW/CCJ/JUD/33/24) [2024] ECOWASCJ 21 (7 November 2024)
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[2024] ECOWASCJ 21
Court
ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
Case number
ECW/CCJ/APP/18/22 ; ECW/CCJ/JUD/33/24
Judges
Asante J, Atoki MP, Goncalves PJ
Judgment date
7 November 2024
Language
English
Summary
Maintenance and enforcement of vague loitering laws violate rights to non-discrimination, equality, and freedom of movement.
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Human rights — Vagrancy/loitering laws — Vagueness and overbroad discretion — Discriminatory impact on poor and vulnerable groups — Violation of Articles 2, 3(1) and 12(1) of the African Charter — State obligation under Article 1 to amend or repeal incompatible laws — Public interest standing — Exhaustion of local remedies not required for admissibility.
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Maintenance and enforcement of vague loitering laws violate rights to non-discrimination, equality, and freedom of movement.
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Human rights — Vagrancy/loitering laws — Vagueness and overbroad discretion — Discriminatory impact on poor and vulnerable groups — Violation of Articles 2, 3(1) and 12(1) of the African Charter — State obligation under Article 1 to amend or repeal incompatible laws — Public interest standing — Exhaustion of local remedies not required for admissibility.
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