THE EAST AFRICAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS’ FORUM (EACSOF) v. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI & 2 OTHERS

by admin | Jul 21, 2020

On 5th May 2015, the Constitutional Court of Burundi interpreted Articles 96 and 302 of the Constitution of Burundi and held that Mr Pierre Nkurunziza was eligible to run in elections in the Republic of Burundi. Subsequently, the second Respondent announced new dates...

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

by admin | Jul 21, 2020

The Appellant sued the Respondent for the actions of the Kigali City Abandoned Property Management Commission which in 2013 demanded that tenants in the Appellant’s premises, UTC Mall, remit their monthly rentals to the Commission. This forceful diversion of rent...

DEMOCRATIC PARTY v. THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY & 4 OTHERS

by admin | Aug 11, 2015

The Appellant averred that the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Respondents were all signatories to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights and the Protocol and yet they had failed, refused or delayed to make declarations to accept the competence of the African Court on...

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA v. AFRICAN NETWORK FOR ANIMAL WELFARE

by admin | Aug 10, 2015

The Applicant /Respondent, a charitable animal welfare organisation filed Reference No 9 of 2010 seeking inter alia orders permanently restraining the Appellant / Respondent from upgrading the Natta-Mugumu – Kleins Gate Loliondo Road averring that this would...

Democratic Party Vs The Secretary General of the East African Community & 4 Others

by Salim Salim | Feb 19, 2014

The Reference principally challenges the alleged failure by the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Respondents to make individual country declarations in acceptance of the competence of the African Court on Human and People’s Rights in line with Articles 5(3) and 34(6) of the...