The Human Rights Law Index is a collection of international treaties and case law from African courts on topics relating to human rights. The case selection aims to provide a snapshot of human rights law in a country, as well as within the African Union. The index currently covers over 1000 documents.
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| Court of Appeal | IBRAHIM MOMORDU ALLIE (Administrator of the Estate of Alhaji Antumani Allie, deceased) AND HAJAH FATMATTA KATAH (018) [1963] SLCA 1227 (17 January 1963); | 17 Jan 1963 | Search Summary: Real Property-Bequest of property to wife for life, remainder to minor... |
| Supreme Court | CHARLIE INNISS AND GIFTY E. STEVENS AND AYODELE A. WRAY (019) [1963] SLSC 3 (05 July 1963); | 05 Jul 1963 | Search Summary: Wills--Testamentary capacity-Burden of proof on party pcopqunding will-Will... |
| Supreme Court | SANTIGIE KAMARA AND THOMAS DANIEL BULL (020) [1963] SLSC 4 (05 July 1963); | 05 Jul 1963 | Search Summary: Tort-Negligent operatian of automobile-Claim for pain, sufJering and permanent... |
| Court of Appeal | SIKKEH MACKIE AND OTHERS AND MARILYN BIRCH AND OTHERS (020) [1963] SLCA 1228 (10 March 1963); | 10 Mar 1963 | Search Summary: Tort-Negligence-Collision between two automobiles-Res ipsa loquitur-Effect of... |
| Court of Appeal | BUNDU KARGBO AND REGINA (021) [1963] SLCA 1229 (20 March 1963); | 20 Mar 1963 | Search Summary: Criminal Law-Hdmicide-Murder-Trial_ with assessors-Direction of judge. Law... |
| Court of Appeal | ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CO. AND JAMIL KARRIT (022) [1963] SLCA 1230 (20 March 1963); | 20 Mar 1963 | Search Summary: Contract-Insurance-Fire Insurance-Evidence-GoQds lost in fire-Merchant's evidence... |
| Supreme Court | REGINA AND RICHARD B. SAWYERR, ANNIE R. SAWYERR AND SAMUEL B. THOMAS (023) [1963] SLSC 5 (03 May 1963); | 03 May 1963 | Search Summary: Criminal Law-Application for order of prohibition-Nolle prosequi-Whether 'ormal... |
| Court of Appeal | FODAY JIBAO AND REGINA (024) [1963] SLCA 1231 (13 November 1963); | 13 Nov 1963 | Search Summary: Criminal Law-Homicide-Mans/aughte~ausing death by dangerous drivin~ Road Traffic... |
| Court of Appeal | KILBERT TURAY AND REGINA (024) [1963] SLCA 1232 (13 November 1963); | 13 Nov 1963 | Search Summary: Criminal Law-Homicide-Murder-Manslaughter-Malice aforethought. Law Report... |
| Court of Appeal | KILBERT TURAY AND REGINA (021) [1963] SLCA 1233 (13 November 1963); | 13 Nov 1963 | Search Summary: Criminal Law-Homicide-Murder-Manslaughter-Malice aforethought. Law Report... |
| Court of Appeal | IN THE MATTER OF THE WILL AND CODICIL OFT. I. SCOTT (DECEASED) (022) [1963] SLCA 1234 (14 November 1963); | 14 Nov 1963 | Search Summary: Wills-Application for construction of will-Whether application was for purpose of... |
| Supreme Court | TIIE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND QUINCI BATTITSTA (023) [1963] SLSC 6 (25 November 1963); | 25 Nov 1963 | Search Summary: Criminal Law-Failure to comply with conditions of fishing licence-Whether... |
| Supreme Court | RODERICK MACKENZIE AND COMMISSIONER OF POLICE (OO1) [1962] SLSC 20 (07 September 1962); | 07 Sep 1962 | Search Summary: Criminal Law-Gareless driving-Ability to control car--Whether sufficient evidence... |
| Supreme Court | DORIS SPENCER AND B. GIBSON (002) [1962] SLSC 21 (05 October 1962); | 05 Oct 1962 | Search Summary: Real Property-Landlord and t.enant-Ejeclmmt-Whether mother member of son's "... |
| Supreme Court | MOHAMMED K. GAMANGA AND JOSEPH M. KAMANDA (003) [1962] SLSC 22 (02 October 1962); | 02 Oct 1962 | Search Summary: Elections-House of Representatives-Validity of el~ction-Petition alleging corrupt... |
| Supreme Court | SALIM ANTHONY AND MUCKTAR DEEN-SIE AND THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE. (004) [1962] SLSC 23 (03 October 1962); | 03 Oct 1962 | Search Summary: Criminal Law-Procedure-Joint trial-Second accused joined after trial of first... |
| Court of Appeal | DIVIN KOROMA, FODAY BANGURAH AND THOMAS FILLIE AND REGINA (005) [1962] SLCA 14 (16 November 1962); | 16 Nov 1962 | Search Summary: Criminal Law-Murder~Trial-Evidence-incriminating statement which also denies... |
| Court of Appeal | ALBERT GENET AND FRITZ SCHUMACHER & ALFRED STRAUMANN (001) [1923] SLCA 4 (09 February 1923); | 09 Feb 1923 | ALBERT GENET AND FRITZ SCHUMACHER & ALFRED STRAUMANN Court of Appeal Download: Albert Genet v... |
| Court of Appeal | ALBERT GENET AND FRITZ SCHUMACHER & ALFRED STRAUMANN (002) [1923] SLCA 5 (09 February 1923); | 09 Feb 1923 | ALBERT GENET AND FRITZ SCHUMACHER & ALFRED STRAUMANN Court of Appeal Download: Albert Genet v... |
| Court of Appeal | ALFRED JAMES SHORUNKEH-SAWYERR and Another AND J. S. BISSETT (003) [1924] SLCA 1 (01 December 1924); | 01 Dec 1924 | ALFRED JAMES SHORUNKEH-SAWYERR and Another AND J. S. BISSETT Court of Appeal Download: Alfred... |
| Court of Appeal | ALFRED OLUKUTUN WILLIAMS AND II. C. DANKOLE-BRIGHT (004) [1923] SLCA 6 (28 January 1923); | 28 Jan 1923 | ALFRED OLUKUTUN WILLIAMS AND II. C. DANKOLE-BRIGHT Court of Appeal Download: Alfred Williams v H... |
| Court of Appeal | ANGELINA O'REILLY AND GEORGE W. PAGE (005) [1921] SLCA 1 (30 June 1921); | 30 Jun 1921 | ANGELINA O'REILLY AND GEORGE W. PAGE Court of Appeal Download: Angelina O Reilly v George Page.... |
| Court of Appeal | RENE JALAUDIN and Others AND TOOTE JAYE and CARAYOL (006) [1922] SLCA 8 (14 February 1922); | 14 Feb 1922 | RENE JALAUDIN and Others AND TOOTE JAYE and CARAYOL Court of Appeal Download: Benejal Audin and... |
| Court of Appeal | C. D. HOTOBAH DURING AND MAJOR H. 0. B. TRAILL (006) [1923] SLCA 7 (22 January 1923); | 22 Jan 1923 | C. D. HOTOBAH DURING AND MAJOR H. 0. B. TRAILL Court of Appeal 22 January 1923 McDONNELL, Acting J... |
| Court of Appeal | COMPAGNIE FRANCAISE DE L'AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE AND LEONE ROCHETTE (007) [1922] SLCA 9 (14 February 1922); | 14 Feb 1922 | COMPAGNIE FRANCAISE DE L'AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE AND LEONE ROCHETTE Court of Appeal Download: ... |
| Court of Appeal | CLAUD DENVERS RICHARDS & Other AND EUSTACE de KOLA. RICHARDS & Others (008) [1922] SLCA 10 (14 February 1922); | 14 Feb 1922 | CLAUD DENVERS RICHARDS & Other AND EUSTACE de KOLA. RICHARDS & Others Court of Appeal... |
| Court of Appeal | COURBAN AND RAFFER V GEORGE WASHINGTON TURNER (009) [1924] SLCA 2 (01 December 1924); | 01 Dec 1924 | COURBAN AND RAFFER V GEORGE WASHINGTON TURNER Court of Appeal Download: Courban and Raffer v... |
| Court of Appeal | EDMUND ADOLPHUS COLLINGWOOD DAVIES AND McNEIL SAMUEL BROWN (010) [1924] SLCA 3 (24 December 1924); | 24 Dec 1924 | EDMUND ADOLPHUS COLLINGWOOD DAVIES AND McNEIL SAMUEL BROWN Court of Appeal Download: Edmund... |
| Court of Appeal | EDMUND DAVIES AND McNEIL BROWN (011) [1924] SLCA 4 (01 December 1924); | 01 Dec 1924 | EDMUND DAVIES AND McNEIL BROWN Court of Appeal Download: Edmund Davies v Mcneill Brown.pdf 01... |
| Court of Appeal | EDWARD WALWORTH BELL AND CLAUDE EMILE WRIGHT (012) [1921] SLCA 2 (23 January 1921); | 23 Jan 1921 | EDWARD WALWORTH BELL AND CLAUDE EMILE WRIGHT Court of Appeal Download: Edward Bell v Claude... |
| Court of Appeal | HANNAH MAXWEL & LUCY CATHERINE GIBSON AND THE LEGAL ADVISER OF THE COLONY OF GAMBIA (013) [1921] SLCA 3 (23 January 1921); | 23 Jan 1921 | HANNAH MAXWEL & LUCY CATHERINE GIBSON AND THE LEGAL ADVISER OF THE COLONY OF GAMBIA Court of... |
| Court of Appeal | HANNAH WILSON alias WAKJKA GBEE AND JOHN LEWIS alias SERAH (013) [1922] SLCA 11 (14 February 1922); | 14 Feb 1922 | HANNAH WILSON alias WAKJKA GBEE AND JOHN LEWIS alias SERAH Court of Appeal Download: Hannah... |
| Court of Appeal | HAROLD DAVIES EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL LEAVE TO APPEAL (014) [1922] SLCA 12 (14 February 1922); | 14 Feb 1922 | HAROLD DAVIES EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL LEAVE TO APPEAL Court of Appeal Download: Harold... |
| Court of Appeal | HENRY CLEMENT SOLOMON AND REX (015) [1923] SLCA 8 (29 January 1923); | 29 Jan 1923 | HENRY CLEMENT SOLOMON AND REX Court of Appeal Download: Henry Solomon v Rex.pdf 29 January 1923... |
| Court of Appeal | HENRY PATRICK THOMPSON & OTHERS AND G.B OLLIVANT & COMPANY LTD (016) [1923] SLCA 9 (29 January 1923); | 29 Jan 1923 | HENRY PATRICK THOMPSON & OTHERS AND G.B OLLIVANT & COMPANY LTD Court of Appeal Download: ... |
| Court of Appeal | HURATU WILLIAMS AND ROCKY SAVAGE (017) [1923] SLCA 10 (29 January 1923); | 29 Jan 1923 | HURATU WILLIAMS AND ROCKY SAVAGE Court of Appeal Download: Huratu Williams v Rocky Savage.pdf 29... |
| Supreme Court | JAMES SHORUNKEH PAUL AND OBADIAH J. SAMUELS AND JOYCELYN H. THORPE (018) [1922] SLSC 3 (14 February 1922); | 14 Feb 1922 | JAMES SHORUNKEH PAUL AND OBADIAH J. SAMUELS AND JOYCELYN H. THORPE Supreme Court Download: James... |
| Supreme Court | JOHN HAGAN & ANOTHER AND FRANCIS A. JOHN & ANOTHER (019) [1922] SLSC 4 (14 February 1922); | 14 Feb 1922 | JOHN HAGAN & ANOTHER AND FRANCIS A. JOHN & ANOTHER Supreme Court Download: John Hagan and... |
| Supreme Court | KALIM NICHOLAS AND BOYAWA (020) [1922] SLSC 5 (14 February 1922); | 14 Feb 1922 | KALIM NICHOLAS AND BOYAWA Supreme Court Download: Kalim Nicholas v Boyawa.pdf 14 February 1922... |
| Court of Appeal | KETURAH WILLIAMS AND CASSANDRA MACFOY (021) [1922] SLCA 13 (14 February 1922); | 14 Feb 1922 | KETURAH WILLIAMS AND CASSANDRA MACFOY Court of Appeal Download: Keturah Williams v Cassandra... |
| High Court | LAMINA CONTEH AND REX (022) [1923] SLHC 1 (29 January 1923); | 29 Jan 1923 | LAMINA CONTEH AND REX High Court Download: Lamina Conteh v Rex.pdf 29 January 1923 PURCELL, C.J.... |
| Supreme Court | MAXIMILIAN DAWSON AND ALFRED GENET (023) [1921] SLSC 1 (23 January 1921); | 23 Jan 1921 | MAXIMILIAN DAWSON AND ALFRED GENET Supreme Court Download: Maximilian Dawson v Alfred Genet.pdf... |
| Supreme Court | MOHAMMED LANGLEY AND YEKINNEY,TYGAN AND TIRU RENNER AND AMADU WILLIAMS (024) [1924] SLSC 1 (01 December 1924); | 01 Dec 1924 | MOHAMMED LANGLEY AND YEKINNEY,TYGAN AND TIRU RENNER AND AMADU WILLIAMS Supreme Court Download: ... |
| Court of Appeal | MORIMUSA AND ABDUL NAJIB (025) [1923] SLCA 11 (29 January 1923); | 29 Jan 1923 | MORIMUSA AND ABDUL NAJIB Court of Appeal Download: Morimusa v Abdul Najib.pdf 29 January 1923... |
| Supreme Court | RAHMAN DAVIES AND J.ARRATU DAVIES, TUMAH, AND MARIE DAVIES (025) [1924] SLSC 2 (01 December 1924); | 01 Dec 1924 | RAHMAN DAVIES AND J.ARRATU DAVIES, TUMAH, AND MARIE DAVIES Supreme Court Download: Rahman Davies... |
| Supreme Court | RENE JAL AUDIN and Others AND TOOTE JAYE and CARAYOL (026) [1922] SLSC 6 (14 February 1922); | 14 Feb 1922 | RENE JAL AUDIN and Others AND TOOTE JAYE and CARAYOL Supreme Court Download: Rene Jal Audin and... |
| Supreme Court | SCHUMACHER & STRAUMANN AND EMILE SENN (026) [1922] SLSC 7 (14 February 1922); | 14 Feb 1922 | SCHUMACHER & STRAUMANN AND EMILE SENN Supreme Court Download: Schumacher & Straumann... |
| Supreme Court | SCHUMACHER AND STRAUMANN AND JEMAL & GALLIZIA (027) [1924] SLSC 3 (01 December 1924); | 01 Dec 1924 | SCHUMACHER AND STRAUMANN AND JEMAL & GALLIZIA Supreme Court Download: Schumacher and... |
| Court of Appeal | SOLOMON SHAHEEN AND KELFALLAH DURALIA (028) [1921] SLCA 4 (24 January 1921); | 24 Jan 1921 | SOLOMON SHAHEEN AND KELFALLAH DURALIA Court of Appeal Download: Solomon Shaheen v Kalfallah... |
| Supreme Court | STINUS DEPUICHAFFREY AND PICKERING & BERTHOUD (029) [1922] SLSC 8 (14 February 1922); | 14 Feb 1922 | STINUS DEPUICHAFFREY AND PICKERING & BERTHOUD Supreme Court Download: Stinus Depuichaffrey v... |