confederation syndicate des travailleurs du mali c republique du mali requete n 0032017 2021 afchpr 40 25 juin 2021

confederation syndicate des travailleurs du mali c republique du mali requete n 0032017 2021 afchpr 40 25 juin 2021

The Court lacks competence because the applicant is not an NGO with observer status before the African Commission, as required by Article 5(3) of the Protocol. The request to substitute individual applicants is denied because the rights claimed are inherently collective and not individual.

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confederation syndicate des travailleurs du mali c republique du mali requete n 0032017 2021 afchpr 40 25 juin 2021
Parties
Applicant: Confédération Syndicale des Travailleurs du Mali; Respondent: République du Mali
Court
TANZLII
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
1 January 2021
Procedural Posture
Contentious Application / Final Judgment on Competence
Outcome
application dismissed for lack of competence
Legal Topics
Access to Court, Standing of Ngos, Trade Union Rights, Composition of Public Bodies
Source Language
en
Human Rights Law International Law Access to Court Standing of Ngos Trade Union Rights Composition of Public Bodies

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Parties

Confédération Syndicale des Travailleurs du Mali

Applicant

République du Mali

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Contentious Application / Final Judgment on Competence

  1. 1 Whether the applicant, as a trade union without observer status before the African Commission, has standing to bring a case before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
  2. 2 Whether the Court is competent to hear the application

Ratio Decidendi

The Court lacks competence because the applicant is not an NGO with observer status before the African Commission, as required by Article 5(3) of the Protocol. The request to substitute individual applicants is denied because the rights claimed are inherently collective and not individual.

Court Disposition

application dismissed for lack of competence

Orders

  • The Court declares itself incompetent.
  • Each party shall bear its own costs.