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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High Court | Mafa Moshoeshoe v District Football Association-Leribe and Others (LC/APN/03/2012) [2013] LSHC 48 (16 July 2013); | [2013] LSHC 48 | 16 Jul 2013 | Flynote: EL Interim Interdict Procedural Fairness Land use High Court Case number: LC/APN/03/... |
Court of Appeal | Kolo Mineworkers Diamond Co-Operative v G Florio Sodi Properties CC (CIV/APN/384/2000) [2001] LSCA 5 (16 January 2001); | [2001] LSCA 5 | 16 Jan 2001 | Flynote: Abuse of Process Injunction Land use EL Headnote and Holding: The court considered an... |
High Court | Rose Amele Saka (Plaintiff) Vs. Akutey Azu & Koryoo Azu (Defendants) (AP 173/2011) [2012] UGHC 7 (01 July 2012); | [2012] UGHC 7 | 01 Jul 2012 | Flynote: EL Abuse of Process Injunction Temporary Injunction Land use Headnote and Holding: The... |
High Court at Mombasa | In Re Funzi Island Dev. Ltd & 2 others [2004] eKLR (Misc Appli 272 of 1994); (14 October 2004); | 14 Oct 2004 | http://kenyalaw.org/caselaw/cases/view/17567 REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT... | |
Supreme Court | Alphonsus Nkuma v Joseph Otunuya Odili (SC. 244/2001)[2006] NGSC 129 (10 March 2006) (SC. 244/2001) [1960] NGSC 1 (09 March 2006); | 09 Mar 2006 | Injunction Land use Minerals, oil and gas Supervisory Jurisdiction EL Supreme Court 09 March 2006... | |
Supreme Court | ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF CROSS RIVER STATE v. ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION AND ANOTHER (SC 124/1999) [2005] 17 (24 June 2005); | 24 Jun 2005 | EL Judicial Review Declaratory Relief Injunction Minerals, oil and gas Land use IN THE SUPREME... | |
High Court General Division | Kapanda v Misanjo (Civil Appeal No. 90 of 2015) [2018] MWHC 29 (30 January 2018); | [2018] MWHC 29 | 30 Jan 2018 | Headnote and Holding: The appellant in this matter claimed that the respondent had encroached... |
High Court General Division | Kapiye v Lapken & Anor. (Civil Appeal Cause No. 102 of 2017) [2018] MWHC 1101 (23 July 2018); | [2018] MWHC 1101 | 23 Jul 2018 | Headnote and Holding: This was an appeal against a decision of a magistrate to dismiss the... |
Court of Appeal | Kunutsor Vrs Tetteh (H1/160/06) [2008] GHACA 35 (12 June 2008); | [2008] GHACA 35 | 12 Jun 2008 | Flynote: EL Locus standi in environmental litigation Injunction Land use Plants, forests and... |