UNION TRADE CENTRE (UTC) v. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA

Case Number REFERENCE NO. 10 OF 2013
Summary

This Reference was brought under Articles 5(3), 6(d), 7(1) and (2), 8(1), 27 and 30 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East    African Community (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Treaty), as      well as Rules 1(2) and 24 of the East African Court of Justice          Rules of Procedure, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Rules).

The Union Trade Centre Limited (UTC), which is hereinafter referred to as ‘the Applicant’, seeks to hold the Government of the Republic of Rwanda responsible for acts of the Kigali City Abandoned Property Management Commission (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Commission’), an entity that is set up under the internal laws of the Republic of Rwanda. The Government of Rwanda was represented herein by the office of the Attorney General of the Republic of Rwanda (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Respondent’).
RespondentTHE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA
ComplainantUNION TRADE CENTRE LTD (UTC)
Date filedNovember 22, 2013
CountriesRwanda
Keyword
Treaty ArticleArticle 5 , Article 6 , Article 7 , Article 8 , Rule 41

First Instance Judgment

Verdict
  • In the instant case, the Reference largely gravitated around issues of State responsibility for the conduct of decentralised or devolved governance entities.  Those issues are of great        importance to the Community and Partner States, and have not           previously been adjudicated before this Court.
Conclusion
  • In the final result, we do hereby dismiss the Reference and order each Party to bear its own costs. It is so ordered.
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Date deliveredNovember 27, 2014
Quorum

Appeal Judgment

Verdict
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