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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| Court of Appeal of Tanzania | Mistry v Hussein and Others (Ruling) (Civil Application No. 6 of 2016) [2017] TZCA 101; (15 March 2017) | [2017] TZCA 101 | 15 Mar 2017 | High Court Arusha Registry Court's Discretion Late filing and extension of time to appeal CL In... |
| High Court Commercial Division | CMA CGM (Tanzania) Limited v Insignia Limited (Ruling) (Miscellaneous Commercial Application No. 168 of 2016) [2017] TZHCComD 4; (06 February 2017) | [2017] TZHCComD 4 | 06 Feb 2017 | High Court Dar es Salaam Main Registry Dominus Litis Joinder Attribution of Costs CL The matter... |
| High Court Commercial Division | African Banking Corporation Tanzania Limited v Tanzania National Road Agency (TanRoads) (Misc Commercial Application No. 235 of 2016) [2019] TZHCComD 1; (30 March 2017) | [2019] TZHCComD 1 | 30 Mar 2017 | High Court Dar es Salaam Main Registry Preliminary Objections Suing An Executive Agency CL The... |