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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Make your selections from the choices on the left| Court | Title | Case citation (MNC) | Judgement Date | Summary |
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| Supreme Court of Appeal South Africa | Grancy Property Limited and Another v Seena Marena Investment (Pty) Ltd and Others (244/13)[2014] ZASCA 50 (01/04/2014) | [2014] ZASCA 50 | 01 Apr 2014 | Flynote: CL Competency of Appeal Headnote and Holding: The underlying dispute between the... |
| Commercial Court of Uganda | Global Trust Bank Ltd v Mugisha (HCT-00-CC-OS-0005-2012) [2013] UGCOMMC 126 (27 June 2013); | [2013] UGCOMMC 126 | 27 Jun 2013 | Flynote: CL Notice of Appeal Competency of Appeal Jurisdiction Headnote and Holding: The matter... |
| Court of Appeal of Tanzania | Teti v Mushi and Others (Ruling of the Court) (Civil Appeal No. 147 of 2015) [2016] TZCA 10; (02 April 2016) | [2016] TZCA 10 | 02 Apr 2016 | CL Land Dispute Competency of Appeal IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF TANZANIA AT TABORA (CORAM: MASSATI,... |
| Court of Appeal of Tanzania | Dadi v Mfaume (Ruling of the Court) (Civil Appeal No. 74 of 2016) [2016] TZCA 74; (02 August 2016) | [2016] TZCA 74 | 02 Aug 2016 | CL Land Dispute Competency of Appeal The matter involved a question of competency of appeal... |