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Criminal law RS/INJUST/RP 00003/2018/SC

UBUSHINJACYAHA v MUGABE N'ABANDI

The Supreme Court upheld acquittals, finding reliable official records showed the alleged victims were adults, so no defilement of minors was proved.

  • Defilement of a minor
  • Suppletive judgment of birth certificate
  • Burden of proof
  • Standard of evidence
  • Miscarriage of justice review
  • Defilement-of-a-minor
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Criminal law RPAA 0163/12/CS

UBUSHINJACYAHA v. BAZIGA

The Supreme Court upheld Baziga Hassan’s conviction for defilement of a minor, finding the child’s testimony was corroborated by other evidence.

  • Defilement of a minor
  • Evidentiary value of child testimony
  • Hiv transmission in sexual offences
  • Defilement-of-a-minor
  • Child-testimony-corroboration
  • Hiv-and-sexual-offences
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Criminal law RLR V.3-2016

UBUSHINJACYAHA v. MANIRAGABA_180827_kn

The Supreme Court of Rwanda upheld a conviction for defilement of a minor, finding reliable evidence that the victim was under 18 and rejecting consent-based arguments.

  • Defilement of a minor
  • Evidentiary standards
  • Sentencing
  • Appeal procedure
  • Defilement-of-a-minor
  • Evidentiary-standards
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Contracts law RCOMA 0205/14/HCC

GASHONGORE v. EWASA

The Commercial High Court allowed Gashongore’s appeal, held that his children’s photos were used without valid consent, and awarded damages against EWSA and Image Media.

  • Fraudulent misrepresentation
  • Capacity to contract
  • Validity of consent
  • Testimonial evidence
  • Moral damages
  • Privacy rights of children
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