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 of Appeal | Mbeta and Others v Republic (Criminal Appeal No. 15 of 2016) [2017] MWSC 1 (09 January 2017); | [2017] MWSC 1 | 09 Jan 2017 | Flynote tags: HR Liberty Have his cause heard (fair trial) JUDICIARY IN THE MALAWI SUPREME COURT... |
| High Court General Division | S v Lilongwe Water Board and Others; Ex Parte: Malawi Law Society (Judicial Review Cause No.16 of 2017) [2017] MWHC 135 (21 April 2017); | [2017] MWHC 135 | 21 Apr 2017 | Headnote and Holding: The applicant sought various reliefs concerning a project to abstract and... |