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 | Hepute and Others v Minister of Mines and Energy and Another (SA5/2007) [2008] NASC 16 (31 October 2008); | [2008] NASC 16 | 31 Oct 2008 | This was an appeal to the Supreme Court against the judgment of the High Court that ordered the... |
| High Court | Tumas Granite CC v Minister of Mines and Energy and Others ((P) A 2328/2006) ((P) A 2328/2006) [2008] NAHC 141 (24 June 2008); | [2008] NAHC 141 | 24 Jun 2008 | The matter dealt with an application for review of a decision by the first respondent to grant a... |