apdf and another c republica do mali processo n 0462016 2018 afchpr 9 11 maio 2018

apdf and another c republica do mali processo n 0462016 2018 afchpr 9 11 maio 2018

The Court found that the Mali Family Code violates Mali's international obligations by setting a lower minimum age of marriage for girls, allowing exceptions for even younger marriages, failing to guarantee free and full consent to marriage in religious ceremonies, permitting discriminatory inheritance practices...

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apdf and another c republica do mali processo n 0462016 2018 afchpr 9 11 maio 2018
Parties
Applicant: Associação para o Progresso e a Defesa dos Direitos das Mulheres Malianas (APDF); Applicant: Instituto para os Direitos Humanos e o Desenvolvimento em África (IHRDA); Respondent: República do Mali
Court
TANZLII
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
1 January 2018
Procedural Posture
Human Rights Petition / Final Judgment
Outcome
Application allowed; violations found; orders issued against the respondent state.
Legal Topics
Child Marriage, Women's Rights, Succession/inheritance, Discrimination, Customary Law, Religious Law, Children's Rights
Source Language
en
Human Rights Law Family Law International Law Child Marriage Women's Rights Succession/inheritance Discrimination Customary Law +2 more

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Parties

Associação para o Progresso e a Defesa dos Direitos das Mulheres Malianas (APDF)

Applicant

Instituto para os Direitos Humanos e o Desenvolvimento em África (IHRDA)

Applicant

República do Mali

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Human Rights Petition / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the Mali Family Code violates international obligations regarding minimum age of marriage for girls
  2. 2 Whether the Code fails to guarantee free and full consent to marriage
  3. 3 Whether the Code discriminates in matters of succession/inheritance against women and children born out of wedlock

Ratio Decidendi

The Court found that the Mali Family Code violates Mali's international obligations by setting a lower minimum age of marriage for girls, allowing exceptions for even younger marriages, failing to guarantee free and full consent to marriage in religious ceremonies, permitting discriminatory inheritance practices against women and children born out of wedlock, and failing to eliminate harmful traditional and cultural practices. The Court held that these violations are contrary to the Protocol of Maputo, CEDAW, and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.

Court Disposition

Application allowed; violations found; orders issued against the respondent state.

Orders

  • The Court declares itself competent and the application admissible.
  • The Court finds that Mali violated its obligations under the Protocol of Maputo, CEDAW, and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child regarding minimum age of marriage, consent to marriage, succession rights, and elimination of harmful practices.