Rwanda Case Law

IMIRONGO Y'URUKIKO RUKURU -No 4 - UKWAKIRA –UGUSHYINGO N’ UKUBOZA 2024

Court

High Court

An appellant whose appeal was dismissed for non-appearance cannot seek reinstatement of the appeal; the only available remedy is revival, which requires showing exceptional reasons for absence. If the appellant seeks reinstatement instead of revival, the claim is inadmissible.

Source excerpt

• Appeal procedure
• Reinstatement of dismissed cases
• Absence of appellant
• Revival of dismissed appeal

Read case analysis

UBUSHINJACYAHA v. MUTEMBEREZI

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RPAA 0004/11/CS

The Supreme Court struck out Mutemberezi Silas’s criminal appeal for non-appearance and failure to pursue the appeal after proper legal summons.

• Appeals
• Absence of appellant
• Procedural default
• Child sexual abuse
• Criminal-appeals
• Procedural-default

Read case analysis