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.
Get started by selecting a topic from the drop-down menu on the left, and then select which jurisdiction you're interested in. Or, you can leave this section blank to see a cross-section of documents from across Africa.
Make your selections from the choices on the left| Court | Title | Judgement Date | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court | Ex parte Eastern European Engineering Ltd (XP 188/2018) [2019] SCSC 30 (25 January 2019); | 25 Jan 2019 | Grant of Petition for Registration of Orders of the High Court of England and Wales- Reciprocal... |
| Supreme Court | Antoine v Minister of Employment Immigration and Civil Status and Ano (CA 19/2018) [2019] SCSC 205 (07 March 2019); | 07 Mar 2019 | On appeal from decision of the Minister of Employment, Immigration and Civil Status for upholding... |
| Supreme Court | Philoe v Sainte Anne Resort (CA 22/2017) [2019] SCSC 206 (01 February 2019); | 01 Feb 2019 | On appeal from the Employment Tribunal Termination of the Appellant’s employment was not justified... |
| Supreme Court | R v Louise (CO3/2018) [2019] SCSC 214 (15 March 2019); | 15 Mar 2019 | Accused acquitted on two counts; namely the offence of possession with intent to traffic in the... |
| Supreme Court | R v Lenclume (CO58/2017) [2019] SCSC 219 (07 March 2019); | 07 Mar 2019 | Accused convicted of the charge of importation of a controlled drug namely heroin and remanded... |
| Supreme Court | Laporte v Chetty & Anor (CS 54/2016) [2019] SCSC 251 (27 March 2019); | 27 Mar 2019 | Prescription: article 2262- occupation with consent- acquisitive prescription. William & Anor... |
| Supreme Court | Domingue v Hunt Deltel Co. Ltd (MA 270/2018 (Arising in CA 42/2018)) [2019] SCSC 103 (14 February 2019); | 14 Feb 2019 | Application for leave to file an appeal out of time against a decision of the Employment Tribunal... |
| Supreme Court | R v Sirame (CO 44/2018) [2019] SCSC 38 (24 January 2019); | 24 Jan 2019 | Manslaughter-Emotional instability-Personality disorder-5 years imprisonment Neddy... |
| Supreme Court | Crispin & Anor v Jean (CS 21/2018) [2019] SCSC 256 (26 March 2019); | 26 Mar 2019 | Validity of authentic will and ackowledgment of child in terms of section 15, 16 and 21 of the... |
| Supreme Court | Ex parte Eastern European Engineering Ltd (MA 37/2019 (arising in CS 23/2019)) [2019] SCSC 106 (13 February 2019); | 13 Feb 2019 | Petition for provisional seizure and attachment. Eastern European Engineering Ltd v Vijay... |
| Supreme Court | R v Legaie (CO 04/2019) [2019] SCSC 108 (18 February 2019); | 18 Feb 2019 | R v Hoareau (CO 07/2016) [2016] SCSC 482 (08 July 2016); [2019] SCSC 108.doc ORDER BURHAN J [1... |
| Supreme Court | Ex parte Anacoura (XP15/2019) [2019] SCSC 264 (01 April 2019); | 01 Apr 2019 | Application, by petition, to declare and register birth of child out of time. In exercise of the... |
| Supreme Court | Payet v Land Registrar (CA 33/2018) [2019] SCSC 114 (23 January 2019); | 23 Jan 2019 | Appeal – Land Registrar’s decision – Section 96 (2) Land Registration Act [2019] SCSC 114 Germaine... |
| Supreme Court | Chang-Pen-Tive v R (CN 23/2017) [2019] SCSC 40 (30 January 2019); | 30 Jan 2019 | On appeal from the Magistrates' Court Seychelles the Appeal against conviction dismissed. The... |
| Supreme Court | Chang-Pen-Tive v R (CN 23/2017) [2019] SCSC 40 (30 January 2019); | 30 Jan 2019 | On appeal from the Magistrates’ Court Seychelles the Appeal against conviction dismissed. The... |
| Supreme Court | D'Arc Jupiter v Fostel & Bonte (CS 47/2017) [2019] SCSC 49 (30 January 2019); | 30 Jan 2019 | Case dismissed. Plea in limine allowed the land having been co-owned at the time the promise of... |
| Supreme Court | Bonte v Lefevre (MA 43/2018) [2019] SCSC 50 (31 January 2019); | 31 Jan 2019 | The Motion is dismissed with costs. Jessley Cecile vs M. T. Rose & Ors (SCA 8 of 2009) [2009]... |
| Supreme Court | Michel v Michel & Anor (MA 221/2018 (arising from MA 291/2017 and DC 151/2014)) [2019] SCSC 120 (20 February 2019); | 20 Feb 2019 | Recusal- The main purpose of a Judge taking this oath peculiar to his office at the time of... |
| Supreme Court | R v Jeannne (CO 05/2018) [2019] SCSC 123 (21 February 2019); | 21 Feb 2019 | Convict sentenced to 2 years imprisonment and fine of SR15,000/-. Factors considered in mitigation... |
| Supreme Court | Island Development Company Ltd v St Maurice & Ano (CA 06/12) [2019] SCSC 278 (03 April 2019); | 03 Apr 2019 | Contract of employment- bond agreement- payment of totality of bond money for breach via early... |
| Supreme Court | R v D.S (CR 50/2018) [2019] SCSC 55 (04 January 2019); | 04 Jan 2019 | Sexual assault of a seven year old child The accused is sentenced to ten years... |
| Supreme Court | R v Etienne (C007/2018) [2019] SCSC 56 (01 February 2019); | 01 Feb 2019 | The convict is sentenced to a term of 18 months imprisonment suspended for a period of 2 years... |
| Supreme Court | Walsh v FLB Builders (PTY) LTD (CS 69 /2019) [2019] SCSC 58 (04 February 2019); | 04 Feb 2019 | Judgment by consent entered as a judgment of the court [2019] scsc 58.docx JUDGMENT BY CONSENT... |
| Supreme Court | Lombardy Investments Ltd v Registrar of International Business Companies (MC 3/2019) [2019] SCSC 68 (02 February 2019); | 02 Feb 2019 | Lombardy Investments Ltd is restored to the Register of International Business Companies upon... |
| Supreme Court | Mondon v R (CN 27/2017) [2019] SCSC 57 (12 January 2019); | 12 Jan 2019 | Convicted on one count and acquitted of one. R v Anna (CO 41/2006) [2007] SCSC 129 (03 July 2007... |
| Supreme Court | Labiche v Kolsh (CA 14A/2011) [2019] SCSC 74 (23 January 2019); | 23 Jan 2019 | Employment award. Whether calculations of terminal benefits calculated as at date of termination... |
| Supreme Court | Bertin v Emmanuel (CS 02/2015) [2019] SCSC 75 (23 January 2019); | 23 Jan 2019 | The appeal is dismissed with costs, including the costs of two counsel. Notice of this judgement... |
| Supreme Court | R v Savy (CR03/2013) [2019] SCSC 76 (07 February 2019); | 07 Feb 2019 | The charges against the accused have not been proved beyond reasonable doubt. The evidence adduced... |
| Supreme Court | Bijoux & Cicobo v O-Nivo Construction (PTY) LTD (CS 101/2017) [2019] SCSC 77 (08 February 2019); | 08 Feb 2019 | The plaintiff have established their case on a balance of probabilities. Payment of damages. Civil... |
| Supreme Court | R v OR (CO 02/2019) [2019] SCSC 81 (11 February 2019); | 11 Feb 2019 | Rejection of bail. The grant of bail under article 18 of the Constitution is not an absolute right... |
| Supreme Court | Vijay Construction (Proprietary) Limited v Eastern European Engineering Limited (MA 310/2018) [2019] SCSC 98 (11 February 2019); | 11 Feb 2019 | The Application for Stay of Execution is dismissed. F.B. Choppy (Pty) Ltd v NSJ Construction (Pty... |
| Supreme Court | Eden Island Development Company (Sey) Ltd v Kozhaev & Barclays bank (Sey) Ltd (CS 20/2018) [2019] SCSC 136 (07 February 2019); | 07 Feb 2019 | The Plaintiff cannot point to any specific identifiable sum of money and it does not own the money... |
| Supreme Court | R v Casime & Casime (CO72/2017) [2019] SCSC 137 (22 February 2019); | 22 Feb 2019 | Plea of guilty convicts sentenced in pursuant to the provision of Section 15, 5, 15(1) of the... |
| Supreme Court | Marie v Robinson (CS 64/2014) [2019] SCSC 138 (19 February 2019); | 19 Feb 2019 | Plaintiff’s plaint is dismissed. Regar Publications (pty) Ltd v Pillay (SCA 03/1997) [1997] SCCA... |
| Supreme Court | Lucas v Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (MA 58/2019) [2019] SCSC 140 (25 February 2019); | 25 Feb 2019 | [1] Order granted for summons to be issued on the Chief Executive Officer of the... |
| Supreme Court | R v Suki (CR 34/2018) [2019] SCSC 142 (26 February 2019); | 26 Feb 2019 | The accused is sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment on the first count and twelve years on the... |
| Supreme Court | Cholarajan v Mau (Seychelles) Insurance (CA 15/2018) [2019] SCSC 296 (09 April 2019); | 09 Apr 2019 | Appeal – Insurance law warranty. Breach of insurance contract. Apellant unable to prove value of... |
| Supreme Court | Heirs Devoud v European Hotel and Resorts Ltd & Ano. (CS 19/2017) [2019] SCSC 126 (22 February 2019); | 22 Feb 2019 | Droit de Passage- Civil Code of Seychelles- Party to a suit in terms of ss71 and 107 of the Code... |
| Supreme Court | Adelaide v R (CN 10/2018 and CN11/2018 (Appeal from Magistrate’s Court cases CS 492/2017 and CS 493/2017)) [2019] SCSC 128 (22 February 2019); | 22 Feb 2019 | [2019] SCSC 128 Ian Adelaide vs The Republic.docx DODIN J 1. The Appellant Ian Adelaide was... |
| Supreme Court | R v Soudhoa (CO 15/2017) [2019] SCSC 130 (22 February 2019); | 22 Feb 2019 | No case to Answer- Section 183 of the Criminal Procedure Code. [2019] SCSC 130 SCANNED.pdf 21... |
| Supreme Court | R v Holder (CR 46/2018) [2019] SCSC 300 (08 April 2019); | 08 Apr 2019 | Criminal law HR The accused is convicted of the offence of importation of a controlled drug... |
| Supreme Court | S E v R (CA32/2017 (Appeal from Magistrate’s Court Arising in C No: 992/15 /2015)) [2019] SCSC 302 (29 March 2019); | 29 Mar 2019 | Criminal law HR On appeal from C No: 992/2015 Magistrates’ Court, Seychelles (Magistrate Jessica... |
| Supreme Court | Green v Payet & Ors (CS 158/2018) [2019] SCSC 33 (28 January 2019); | 28 Jan 2019 | Constitutional Law HR The constitutional issue raised at the trial is referred to the... |
| Supreme Court | Payet & Ors v Payet (MA 40/2019) [2019] SCSC 83 (08 February 2019); | 08 Feb 2019 | Civil Procedure HR Writ of injunction issued against the Defendant prohibiting him from demolition... |
| Supreme Court | Marie v Robinson (CS 64/2014) [2019] SCSC 138 (19 February 2019); | 19 Feb 2019 | HR Defamation Plaint unproved as against the Defendant and the Plaintiff’s plaint is dismissed... |
| Supreme Court | R v D’ Unienville & Anor (CO15/2018) [2019] SCSC 135 (25 February 2019); | 25 Feb 2019 | Criminal law HR Sentence of three years imposed. [2019] SCSC 135.doc BURHAN J 1. The 1 st convict... |
| Supreme Court | R v Casime & Anor (CO72/2017) [2019] SCSC 137 (22 February 2019); | 22 Feb 2019 | Criminal law HR Plea of guilty convicts sentenced in pursuant to the provision of Section 15, 5,... |
| Supreme Court | Lucas v Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (MA 58/2019) [2019] SCSC 140 (25 February 2019); | 25 Feb 2019 | HR Civil Procedure [1] Order granted for summons to be issued on the Chief Executive... |
| Supreme Court | Hoareau v R (CN15/2018) [2019] SCSC 172 (11 March 2019); | 11 Mar 2019 | Delict and Tort Law HR Section 166 and 183(g) of the Penal Code. It is the considered view of this... |
| Supreme Court | Bajrang Builders (Pty) Ltd v Marengo & Anor (CC 55/2015) [2019] SCSC 174 (06 February 2019); | 06 Feb 2019 | Contract Law HR Building contract-breach of contract- claim for unpaid amount by contractor –... |