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 | Ntsolo v Moahloli (CIV/A/18/86) [1987] LSCA 133 (31 August 1987); | [1987] LSCA 133 | 31 Aug 1987 | Flynote: EL Interim Interdict Supervisory Jurisdiction Injunction African customary law and... |
| Supreme Court | Alphonsus Nkuma v Joseph Otunuya Odili (SC. 244/2001)[2006] NGSC 129 (10 March 2006) (SC. 244/2001) [1960] NGSC 1 (09 March 2006); | 09 Mar 2006 | Injunction Land use Minerals, oil and gas Supervisory Jurisdiction EL Supreme Court 09 March 2006... | |
| High Court | Mafa Moshoeshoe v District Football Association-Leribe and Others (LC/APN/03/2012) [2013] LSHC 48 (16 July 2013); | [2013] LSHC 48 | 16 Jul 2013 | Flynote: EL Interim Interdict Procedural Fairness Land use High Court Case number: LC/APN/03/... |
| Court of Appeal | Kolo Mineworkers Diamond Co-Operative v G Florio Sodi Properties CC (CIV/APN/384/2000) [2001] LSCA 5 (16 January 2001); | [2001] LSCA 5 | 16 Jan 2001 | Flynote: Abuse of Process Injunction Land use EL Headnote and Holding: The court considered an... |
| Supreme Court | ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF CROSS RIVER STATE v. ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION AND ANOTHER (SC 124/1999) [2005] 17 (24 June 2005); | 24 Jun 2005 | EL Judicial Review Declaratory Relief Injunction Minerals, oil and gas Land use IN THE SUPREME... | |
| High Court of Lagos State of Nigeria | M.K.O. ABIOLA v. FELIX O. IJOMA (LD/422/70) [1970] 10 (02 December 1970); | 02 Dec 1970 | Injunction Frivolous, vexatious, nuisance proceedings Healthy environment EL High Court of Lagos... | |
| High Court | Rose Amele Saka (Plaintiff) Vs. Akutey Azu & Koryoo Azu (Defendants) (AP 173/2011) [2012] UGHC 7 (01 July 2012); | [2012] UGHC 7 | 01 Jul 2012 | Flynote: EL Abuse of Process Injunction Temporary Injunction Land use Headnote and Holding: The... |
| Court of Appeal | Konglo and Another Vrs James and Others (H1/144/05) [2006] GHACA 15 (10 March 2006); | [2006] GHACA 15 | 10 Mar 2006 | Flynote: Appeals and reviews Declaratory Relief Injunction Plants, forests and forestry (flora)... |
| Court of Appeal | Jowak Sawmills Vrs Hon. Attorney-General and Another (HI/61/2006) [2005] GHACA 24 (11 October 2005); | [2005] GHACA 24 | 11 Oct 2005 | Flynote: EL Injunction Piracy Foreign-Owned Company Headnote and Holding: The court considered... |
| Court of Appeal | Kunutsor Vrs Tetteh (H1/160/06) [2008] GHACA 35 (12 June 2008); | [2008] GHACA 35 | 12 Jun 2008 | Flynote: EL Locus standi in environmental litigation Injunction Land use Plants, forests and... |
| High Court at Mombasa | Republic v Principal Magistrate Lamu Magistrate’s Court & another ex parte Kenya Forest Service [2016] eKLR (Judicial Review Application 54 of 2015); (07 June 2016); | 07 Jun 2016 | http://kenyalaw.org/caselaw/cases/view/122920 REPUBLIC OF KENYA HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT MOMBASA... | |
| High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts) | KULDIP SINGH JANDU v NAIROBI WATER COMPANY LTD & another [2012] eKLR (Election Petition 522 of 2012); (16 October 2012); | 16 Oct 2012 | http://kenyalaw.org/caselaw/cases/view/84624 REPUBLIC OF KENYA High Court at Nairobi (Nairobi Law... | |
| High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts) | Wanaina Kenyanjui & 2 others v Andrew Ng’ang’a [2013] eKLR (ELC Suit 214 of 2013); (29 October 2013); | 29 Oct 2013 | http://kenyalaw.org/caselaw/cases/view/91818 REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND COURT... | |
| High Court at Mombasa | In Re Funzi Island Dev. Ltd & 2 others [2004] eKLR (Misc Appli 272 of 1994); (14 October 2004); | 14 Oct 2004 | http://kenyalaw.org/caselaw/cases/view/17567 REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT... | |
| High Court General Division | Kapanda v Misanjo (Civil Appeal No. 90 of 2015) [2018] MWHC 29 (30 January 2018); | [2018] MWHC 29 | 30 Jan 2018 | Headnote and Holding: The appellant in this matter claimed that the respondent had encroached... |
| High Court General Division | Kapiye v Lapken & Anor. (Civil Appeal Cause No. 102 of 2017) [2018] MWHC 1101 (23 July 2018); | [2018] MWHC 1101 | 23 Jul 2018 | Headnote and Holding: This was an appeal against a decision of a magistrate to dismiss the... |