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 | Benker v Government of Seychelles & Anor (CS 58/1996) [1999] SCSC 13 (01 December 1999); | 01 Dec 1999 | HR Family Benker v Government of Seychelles & Anor (1999) SLR 48.docx Benker v Government of... |
| Supreme Court | R v Bibi (CO 38/1999) [1999] SCSC 14 (06 December 1999); | 06 Dec 1999 | HR Liberty R v Bibi (1999) SLR 9_1.docx R v Bibi_1999_ SLR 9_0.pdf Republic v Bibi (1999) SLR 9... |
| Supreme Court | R v Savy (CO 51/1998) [1999] SCSC 1 (05 February 1999); | 05 Feb 1999 | HR Sexual violence and exploitation R v Savy (1999) SLR 26_0.docx R v Savy_1999_ SLR 26_0.pdf ... |
| Supreme Court | R v Yuan Mei Investment (Prop) Ltd (CO 24/1998) [1999] SCSC 6 (02 July 1999); | 02 Jul 1999 | HR Rule of law R v Yuan Mei Investment (Prop) Ltd (1999) SLR 14_0.docx R v Yuan Mei... |