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 | Erongo Regional Council and Others v Wlotzkasbaken Home Owners Association and Another (SA 6/2008) [2009] NASC 2 (17 March 2009); | [2009] NASC 2 | 17 Mar 2009 | This was an appeal against a judgment of the High Court which ordered the appellants to comply... |
| High Court | Purity Manganese (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Mines and Energy and Others Global Industrial Development (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Mines and Energy and Another ([P] A 04/2007) [2009] NAHC 40 (19 January 2009); | [2009] NAHC 40 | 19 Jan 2009 | This was a consolidated case where the court dealt with the issue of delay in instituting review... |
| High Court | Uffindell t/a Aloe Hunting Safaris v Government of Namibia and Others ((P) A. 141/2000) ((P) A. 141/2000) [2009] NAHC 51 (20 April 2009); | [2009] NAHC 51 | 20 Apr 2009 | This was an application to review the minister’s decision that differentiated the manner of... |