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Criminal law RLR V.2-2018

MUHIRWA ET AL v. NZEYIMANA_en

The Supreme Court held that in criminal cases, its jurisdiction on second appeal depends only on the penalty imposed, not the damages claimed. The appeal was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

  • Private prosecution
  • Supreme court jurisdiction
  • Breach of trust
  • Forgery
  • Fraud
  • Damages
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Civil procedure RLR V.2-2016

KARANGWA v. MUKASHARANGABO N’ABANDI

The Supreme Court held it could hear an urgent stay-of-execution application linked to a revision for injustice and granted a stay pending the main case.

  • Urgent applications
  • Stay of execution
  • Supreme court jurisdiction
  • Revision for injustice
  • Standing in succession disputes
  • Urgent-applications
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Civil procedure RCAA0027/13/CS

ENTREPRISE ECOTIBAT v. NYIRANDIKUBWIMANA engl

The Supreme Court held that the appeal was admissible because the lower courts had decided the case on different grounds, so the jurisdiction objection failed.

  • Objection to jurisdiction
  • Grounds of appeal
  • Supreme court jurisdiction
  • Supreme-court-jurisdiction
  • Civil-procedure
  • Appeal-admissibility
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Administrative law RADA 0001/09/CS

GOVERNMENT OF RWANDA v KARANGWA ET AL

The Supreme Court held that third party opposition is not permitted against its own judgments, and dismissed the Government of Rwanda’s application as inadmissible.

  • Third party opposition
  • Supreme court jurisdiction
  • Finality of judgments
  • Third-party-opposition
  • Supreme-court-jurisdiction
  • Finality-of-judgments
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Civil procedure RC 0002/09/CS

KHALID v. AHMED N’ABANDI

The Supreme Court of Rwanda rejected a third party opposition against its own final judgment, holding that such an extraordinary remedy is barred by law.

  • Third party opposition
  • Supreme court jurisdiction
  • Extraordinary remedies
  • Admissibility of claims
  • Third-party-opposition
  • Supreme-court-jurisdiction
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