PROFESSOR NYAMOYA FRANCOIS v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI & ANOTHER
| Case Number | REFERENCE NO. 8 OF 2011 |
| Summary | |
| Respondent | Attorney General of The Republic of Burundi and The Secretary General of The East African Community |
| Complainant | Professor Nyamoya Francois |
| Date filed | October 14, 2011 |
| Countries | Burundi |
| Keyword | |
| Treaty Article | Article 27 , Article 3 , Article 30 , Article 6 , Article 7 , Article 8 |
First Instance Judgment
| Verdict | We think that it is high time that we reminded all persons (advocates in particular) who appear before this Court to comply with the said Court Rules and to strictly adhere to them.
Rules were made for a purpose and that purpose was for orderly
conduct of our business in this Court. We are alive to the fact that the Rules of Procedure are only hand maidens of justice and they should not be used to defeat substantive justice ,but it is our pious hope and prayer that our remarks will bear fruit and that we shall see no more of what transpired in the instant Reference.
Final Orders;
(a) For the reasons we have given, the Reference is dismissed
(b) As for costs, we endeavour to say that given the peculiar circumstances of this case, we deem it just that each Party shall bear its own costs.
It is so ordered. |
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| Date delivered | March 28, 2014 |
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Appeal Judgment
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