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 | Attorney General and Another v Dr. Will (SC.MISC.APP. 6/99) [2000] SLSC 8 (20 January 2000); | 20 Jan 2000 | Human Rights Substantive rights Have his cause heard (fair trial) Index HR Attorney General and... |
| Court of Appeal | Mohamed Bai Sama Kamara v Mohamed Bai Maru Kamara and The National Electoral Commission (Civ. App. 16/2010) [2011] SLCA 1 (25 January 2011); | 25 Jan 2011 | Human Rights Substantive rights Participate in government Index HR Mohamed Bai Sama Kamara v... |
| United Kingdom Privy Council | John Joseph Akar v The Attorney General of Sierra Leone (Sierra Leone) (Appeal No. 20 of 1968) [1969] UKPC 13 (30 June 1969); | 30 Jun 1969 | Human Rights Substantive rights Equality and non-discrimination Nationality Index HR John Joseph... |
| Supreme Court | Steele and Others v. Attorney-General, Tejan-Sie and Koroma (Civil Case No. 125/66) [1967] SLSC 1210 (03 January 1967); | 03 Jan 1967 | Human Rights Substantive rights Democracy Index HR Search Summary: Constitutional Law-fundamental... |