academic staff of nigerian universities v nigeria communication 107 of 1993 1994 achpr 1 27 april 1994
The communication was found inadmissible because the applicant had not exhausted local remedies as required by Article 56 of the Charter.
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- academic staff of nigerian universities v nigeria communication 107 of 1993 1994 achpr 1 27 april 1994
- Parties
- Applicant: Academic Staff of Nigerian Universities; Respondent: Nigeria
- Court
- ACHPR
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 27 April 1994
- Procedural Posture
- Communication / Admissibility
- Outcome
- inadmissible
- Legal Topics
- Exhaustion of Local Remedies, Admissibility of Communications
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Academic Staff of Nigerian Universities
Applicant
Nigeria
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Communication / Admissibility
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the communication is admissible in light of the requirement to exhaust local remedies
Ratio Decidendi
The communication was found inadmissible because the applicant had not exhausted local remedies as required by Article 56 of the Charter.
Court Disposition
inadmissible
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Undated Communication No. 107/93 AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS ACADEMIC STAFF OF NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES v. NIGERIA DECISION Citation: Academic Staff of Nigerian Universities v. Nig., Comm. 107/93, 7th ACHPR AAR Annex IX (1993-1994) Publications: IHRDA, Compilation of Decisions on Communications of the African Commission On Human and Peoples’ Rights Extracted from the Commission’s Activity Reports 1994-2001, at 193 (2002); Documents of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, at 350 (Malcolm D. Evans & Rachel Murray eds., 2001); (2000) AHRLR 180 (ACHPR 1994) COMMUNICATION ON BREACH OF AGREEMENT, THREATS ETC. DATED 27 JULY 1993 FINAL DECISION [1] From the evidence adduced by the author, local remedies have not been exhausted. The communication is therefore inadmissible. The Commission draws the attention of the author to article 56 of the Charter.