Rwanda Case Law

KABANGO v. LETA Y’U RWANDA

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RAD 00001/2019/SC

The Supreme Court held that the Minister for Environment was the correct party to be summoned for enforcement of the judgment, but found that the Ministry did not refuse to comply with the judgment; rather, it faced legal and practical obstacles because part of the land awarded included State marshland, which cannot be privately owned. The applicant’s claim for further enforcement or compensation was therefore unfounded.

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• Enforcement of judgments
• State liability
• Compensation for expropriation
• Ministerial responsibility

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NYIRANDORIMANA v. LETA Y’U RWANDA (MINADEF) N’UNDI_231819_kn

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RADA006/11/CS

The Supreme Court found the State negligent in controlling military weapons and held the State and a soldier jointly liable for the applicant’s injuries.

• State liability
• Military negligence
• Personal injury damages
• Apportionment of liability
• State-liability
• Military-negligence

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NTEZIRYAYO v. LETA Y’U RWANDA

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RADA 0010/12/CS

The Supreme Court held that a damages claim arising from state action was not subject to the exhaustion and time-limit rules for annulment of administrative decisions.

• Jurisdiction of courts
• Admissibility of claims
• Limitation periods
• Expropriation
• State liability
• Administrative-law

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NKONGORI v. RWANDA CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY (RCAA) N’UNDI

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RADAA 0001/10/CS

The Supreme Court ordered the RCAA Director General to personally pay monthly coercive penalties for failing to execute a prior judgment, and rejected new claims raised for the first time.

• Enforcement of judgments
• State liability
• Public official accountability
• Final settlement claims
• Enforcement-of-judgments
• Astreinte

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