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.
Get started by selecting a topic from the drop-down menu on the left, and then select which jurisdiction you're interested in. Or, you can leave this section blank to see a cross-section of documents from across Africa.
Make your selections from the choices on the left| Court | Title | Judgement Date | Summary |
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| Supreme Court | IBE V. THE STATE (SC 37/1991)[1992] NGSC 24 (Supreme Court) (SC 37/1991) [1960] NGSC 1 (18 June 1992); | 19 Jun 1992 | HR Death penalty Supreme Court 18 June 1992 SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA CITATION: (1992) 2 NWLR (Pt... |