Re BYANSI (fond)

Re BYANSI (fond)

The requirement to seek prior written permission to record audio or video in courtrooms is a justified and proportionate limitation on press freedom, necessary to protect the rights of litigants, witnesses, and the integrity of judicial proceedings. Article 71(5) of Law No. 22/2018 does not violate Article 38 of the...

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Citation
RLR V. 3 - 2022
Parties
Applicant: Byansi Samuel Baker; Respondent: Republic of Rwanda
Court
Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
25 March 2022
Case Number
RS/INCONST/SPEC 00003/2021/SC
Procedural Posture
Constitutional Petition / Final Judgment
Outcome
petition dismissed
Legal Topics
Freedom of the Press, Right to Information, Court Procedure, Privacy, Open Justice
Constitutional Law Media Law Civil Procedure Freedom of the Press Right to Information Court Procedure Privacy Open Justice

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Parties

Byansi Samuel Baker

Applicant

Republic of Rwanda

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Constitutional Petition / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether Article 71(5) of Law No. 22/2018 requiring prior written permission to record audio or video in court violates Article 38 of the Constitution guaranteeing freedom of the press.

Ratio Decidendi

The requirement to seek prior written permission to record audio or video in courtrooms is a justified and proportionate limitation on press freedom, necessary to protect the rights of litigants, witnesses, and the integrity of judicial proceedings. Article 71(5) of Law No. 22/2018 does not violate Article 38 of the Constitution.

Court Disposition

petition dismissed

Orders

  • The petition by Byansi Samuel Baker is dismissed for lack of merit.
  • Article 71(5) of Law No. 22/2018 is not unconstitutional.