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 | Judgement Date | Summary |
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| Supreme Court | Nigerian National Shipping Lines AND Abdul Ahmed (S.C MISC.APP No. 4/90) [1950] SLSC 1 (15 August 1950); | 15 Aug 1950 | Search Summary: Special Leave to Appeal Nigerian National Shipping Lines AND Abdul Ahmed Supreme... |
| Supreme Court | IN RE SOLOKU (DECEASED) and IN RE ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES ORDINANCE (CAP. 2) (002) [1950] SLSC 2 (10 January 1950); | 10 Jan 1950 | Search Summary: Courts-Supreme Court-jurisdiction-civil jurisdiction-grant of letters of... |
| Supreme Court | IN RE SAMUEL BENJAMIN THOMAS CHARITY TRUST, GRANVILLE and OTHERS v. ATTORNEY-GENERAL (003) [1950] SLSC 3 (27 January 1950); | 27 Jan 1950 | Search Summary: Charities-cy-pres doctrine-impracticable purpose-doctrine applied where main... |
| Supreme Court | SOLOMON and SOLOMON (trading as A. AND E. SOLOMON) v. ABOUD (004) [1950] SLSC 4 (17 March 1950); | 17 Mar 1950 | Search Summary: Civil Procedure-parties-plaintiffs-trespass to land-person in possession proper... |
| Court of Appeal | MOHAMMED ABDALLA v. REGEM (005) [1950] SLCA 1 (22 March 1950); | 22 Mar 1950 | Search Summary: Criminal Procedure-assessors-judge's summing-up-judge may express strong view on... |
| Supreme Court | IN RE REGISTRATION OF MARGAI and IN RE APPEAL FROM DECISION OF REVISING OFFICER (006) [1950] SLSC 5 (03 April 1950); | 03 Apr 1950 | Search Summary: [I] Elections-qualifications of electors-alteration-revising officer not... |
| Supreme Court | COMMISSIONER OF POLICE and BITTAR (007) [1950] SLSC 6 (13 April 1950); | 13 Apr 1950 | Search Summary: [1] Constitutional Law-Governor-Deputy Governor-powers must be specified and... |
| Court of Appeal | BASMA v. WEEKES and THREE OTHERS (008) [1950] SLCA 2 (03 May 1950); | 03 May 1950 | Search Summary: Agency-duties and liabilities of agent-liability in contract-agent contracting in... |
| Supreme Court | KABGBAE AND KOFA (009) [1950] SLSC 7 (03 June 1950); | 03 Jun 1950 | Search Summary: [I] Land Use Planning-building regulations-building permits-permit granted under... |
| Supreme Court | MAY v. WILLIAMS (010) [1950] SLSC 8 (08 August 1950); | 08 Aug 1950 | Search Summary: Land Law-estate tail-words of limitation-devise to persons and their legitimate... |
| Supreme Court | IN RE O'REILLY (DECEASED), WILLIAMS AND McCORMACK (011) [1950] SLSC 9 (09 September 1950); | 09 Sep 1950 | Search Summary: [1] Succession-executors and administrators-number of executorsgrant of probate... |
| Supreme Court | WRAY AND COMMISSIONER OF POLICE (012) [1950] SLSC 10 (09 October 1950); | 09 Oct 1950 | Search Summary: [I] Liquor-offences-keeping open licensed premises during prohibited hours-... |
| Supreme Court | J.P. HOLMEN LIMITED AND KATTY (013) [1950] SLSC 11 (02 November 1950); | 02 Nov 1950 | Search Summary: [1] Employment-safety-claims under Workmen's Compensation Ordinance (cap. 268)-... |
| Supreme Court | KIRKE AND REGEM (014) [1950] SLSC 12 (09 November 1950); | 09 Nov 1950 | Search Summary: [I] Criminal Procedure-inspection-locus in quo-inspection should not be relied on... |
| Court of Appeal | YOUMA AND REGEM (015) [1950] SLCA 3 (27 November 1950); | 27 Nov 1950 | Search Summary: [1] Criminal Law-provocation-adultery-only witnessing of adulterous act... |
| Court of Appeal | ALLIE and OTHERS AND ALHADI (OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR) (016) [1950] SLCA 4 (28 November 1950); | 28 Nov 1950 | Search Summary: [I] Civil Procedure-order for new trial-no order unless miscarriage of justice:... |
| Court of Appeal | IN RE ROGERS-WRIGHT (A LEGAL PRACTITIONER) and IN RE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS (DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE) ORDINANCE (CAP. 118) (017) [1950] SLCA 5 (29 November 1950); | 29 Nov 1950 | Search Summary: [1] Legal profession-disciplinary proceedings-conduct tending to bring profession... |
| Supreme Court | IN RE RURAL AREA ORDINANCE, 1949 and IN RE DECISION OF RETURNING OFFICER (018) [1950] SLSC 13 (14 December 1950); | 14 Dec 1950 | Search Summary: [1] Local Government-elections-election petitions-security for costsRural Area... |