Rwanda Case Law

Re BYANSI (ADD)

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RS/INCONST/SPEC 00002/2021/SC

The applicant, as a professional journalist, has both a personal and public interest in challenging the constitutionality of the impugned provisions, as they directly affect his professional duties and the broader right to freedom of the press. The Court finds that locus standi in constitutional matters must be interpreted broadly, but applicants must still demonstrate a specific personal interest. The applicant meets this threshold.

Source excerpt

• Freedom of the press
• Standing (locus standi)
• Constitutionality of statutes
• Journalistic privilege

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Re BYANSI (ADD)

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RS/INCONST/SPEC 00002/2021/SC

The Supreme Court held that journalist Byansi Samuel Baker had standing to challenge criminal-law provisions affecting media work and freedom of the press.

• Freedom of the press
• Standing to sue
• Constitutionality of criminal provisions
• Journalistic privilege
• Standing-to-sue
• Press-freedom

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Re BYANSI Samuel BAKER 2

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RS/INCONST/SPEC 00002/2021/SC

The Supreme Court held that Byansi Samuel Baker, a journalist, had standing to challenge criminal law provisions affecting press freedom and ordered the merits hearing to continue.

• Freedom of the press
• Standing (interest to sue)
• Constitutionality of statutes
• Journalistic privilege
• Standing
• Freedom-of-the-press

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Re BYANSI (ADD)

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RS/INCONST/SPEC 00002/2021/SC

Byansi Samuel Baker, as a journalist, has both personal and public interest in challenging the constitutionality of the impugned provisions. The Court found that the interest required for standing in constitutional matters should be interpreted broadly, and that Byansi demonstrated a specific and direct interest affected by the challenged law.

Source excerpt

• Freedom of the press
• Standing (interest to sue)
• Constitutionality of statutes
• Journalistic privilege

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