Abebe v Ethiopia (Communication 10 of 1988) [1988] ACHPR 2 (26 October 1988)

Abebe v Ethiopia (Communication 10 of 1988) [1988] ACHPR 2 (26 October 1988)

The communication was declared inadmissible because it was directed against a State not party to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

Citation
[1988] ACHPR 2
Parties
Applicant: Getachew Abebe; Respondent: Ethiopia
Court
African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
26 October 1988
Case Number
Communication 10 of 1988
Procedural Posture
Communication / Admissibility
Outcome
communication inadmissible
Legal Topics
False Imprisonment, Deprivation of Property, Admissibility of Communication
Source Language
English
Human Rights False Imprisonment Deprivation of Property Admissibility of Communication

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Parties

Getachew Abebe

Applicant

Ethiopia

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Communication / Admissibility

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the communication is admissible against a State not party to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Ratio Decidendi

The communication was declared inadmissible because it was directed against a State not party to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

Court Disposition

communication inadmissible