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Citation
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Judgment date
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| December 2011 |
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30 December 2011 |
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21 December 2011 |
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20 December 2011 |
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Court lacks jurisdiction to hear an NGO's application where observer status and State declaration requirements are unmet.
African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights – Jurisdiction – Article 5(3) and 34(6) – NGO observer status – State party declaration – Admissibility – Direct access to Court by NGOs or individuals – Manifest lack of jurisdiction – Application struck out.
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15 December 2011 |
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15 December 2011 |
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7 December 2011 |
| November 2011 |
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30 November 2011 |
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30 November 2011 |
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23 November 2011 |
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23 November 2011 |
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23 November 2011 |
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16 November 2011 |
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15 November 2011 |
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10 November 2011 |
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A complaint was found inadmissible by the African Commission due to unreasonable delay in submission after exhausting local remedies.
African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights – Admissibility of communications – Exhaustion of local remedies – Requirement to submit communication within a reasonable time after exhaustion of remedies – Application of Article 56(5) and (6).
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5 November 2011 |
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2 November 2011 |
| October 2011 |
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26 October 2011 |
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26 October 2011 |
| September 2011 |
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The Court dismissed claims for damages due to lack of evidence, ordering instead publication and reporting to ensure compliance with its judgment.
Human rights – reparations – proof of pecuniary and moral damages – publication of judgment as satisfaction – reporting on compliance – costs of proceedings where evidence insufficient – African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights – prohibition of independent election candidates.
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30 September 2011 |
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The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights lacks jurisdiction over employment contract disputes governed by OAU Staff Regulations.
Jurisdiction - African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights - application based solely on alleged breach of employment contract under OAU Staff Regulations - competence of Ad hoc Administrative Tribunal of the African Union - absence of human rights violation - lack of jurisdiction.
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30 September 2011 |
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The Court lacks jurisdiction over States that have not authorized individual complaints and transferred the matter to the African Commission.
African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights – jurisdiction – direct individual complaints – Article 34(6) of the Protocol – admissibility – transfer of case to African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights – Article 6(3) of the Protocol – declaration not deposited – effect on jurisdiction.
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23 September 2011 |
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22 September 2011 |
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The African Court struck out an application for lack of jurisdiction as the respondent state was not a party to the Protocol.
International law – Jurisdiction of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights – Requirement of respondent state being party to Protocol – Inadmissibility for want of jurisdiction.
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2 September 2011 |
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The court recognized its inherent power to extend filing deadlines where the procedural rules are silent.
African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights – Civil procedure – Extension of time – Inherent powers of the Court – Absence of specific procedural rules – Discretion to extend filing deadlines in the interest of justice.
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2 September 2011 |
| July 2011 |
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28 July 2011 |
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27 July 2011 |
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27 July 2011 |
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27 July 2011 |
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20 July 2011 |
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20 July 2011 |
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20 July 2011 |
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8 July 2011 |
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8 July 2011 |
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4 July 2011 |
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1 July 2011 |
| June 2011 |
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29 June 2011 |
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28 June 2011 |
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The Court held it lacked jurisdiction over an application challenging Article 34(6) of the Protocol as brought against the African Union.
Human rights – African Charter – Protocol to the African Charter on the Establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights – Limitation of individual access to Court – Jurisdiction ratione personae – Whether the African Union, as a non-State party, can be sued under the Protocol – Justiciability of Article 34(6) of the Protocol – Challenge to standing and jurisdiction.
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26 June 2011 |
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23 June 2011 |
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23 June 2011 |
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22 June 2011 |
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22 June 2011 |
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22 June 2011 |
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The Court lacks jurisdiction over individual applications absent a State declaration under Article 34(6) and must transfer such cases.
African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights – jurisdiction – direct access by individuals – requirement for State declaration under Article 34(6) of the Protocol – absence of State declaration – transfer of application to African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.
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16 June 2011 |
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The Court exercised its inherent powers to extend time for the Respondent's procedural compliance in the interest of justice.
African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights – procedural law – extension of time – inherent powers of the Court – late filing of representatives’ details and response – interests of justice.
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16 June 2011 |
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The Court lacks jurisdiction over individual complaints against States that have not deposited the Article 34(6) declaration and transfers such matters to the Commission.
African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights – jurisdiction – individual applications – Article 34(6) declaration not deposited – transfer to African Commission under Article 6(3) – admissibility of complaints against non-declarant States.
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16 June 2011 |
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The Court found it lacked jurisdiction over the applicants' case and transferred the matter to the African Commission.
African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights – Jurisdiction – Article 34(6) of the Protocol – Direct individual applications – Requirement of declaration by State – Transfer of applications to African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
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16 June 2011 |
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16 June 2011 |
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1 June 2011 |
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1 June 2011 |
