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 | Auala v S (SA 42/2008) [2010] NASC 3 (27 April 2010); | [2010] NASC 3 | 27 Apr 2010 | This Supreme Court case concerned an appeal against the ruling of the High Court that found the... |
| Supreme Court | Namib Plains Farming and Tourism CC v Valencia Uranium (Pty) Ltd and Others (SA 25/2008) [2011] NASC 3 (19 May 2011); | [2011] NASC 3 | 19 May 2011 | In this Supreme Court case, the first respondent applied for the permit to drill boreholes in the... |
| High Court Main Division | Ndevahoma v Shimwooshili and Others (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH-2017/03184) [2019] NAHCMD 32 (25 January 2019); | [2019] NAHCMD 32 | 25 Jan 2019 | Flynote: Customary Law – Communal Land – Communal land rights – Power to evict a leaseholder from... |