coordinating secretary of the free citizens convention v ghana communication 4 of 1988 1988 achpr 9 26 october 1988
The communication was declared inadmissible because Ghana was not a party to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights at the material time.
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- Citation
- coordinating secretary of the free citizens convention v ghana communication 4 of 1988 1988 achpr 9 26 october 1988
- Parties
- Applicant: Coordinating Secretary of the Free Citizens Convention; Respondent: Ghana
- Court
- ACHPR
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 26 October 1988
- Procedural Posture
- Communication / Admissibility
- Outcome
- communication inadmissible
- Legal Topics
- Admissibility of Communication, State Party Status, Arrest and Detention
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Coordinating Secretary of the Free Citizens Convention
Applicant
Ghana
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Communication / Admissibility
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the communication is admissible against a state not party to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Ratio Decidendi
The communication was declared inadmissible because Ghana was not a party to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights at the material time.
Court Disposition
communication inadmissible
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17-26 October 1988 Communication No. 4/88 AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS Fourth Ordinary Session 17-26 October 1988 COORDINATING SECRETARY OF THE FREE CITIZENS CONVENTION v. GHANA DECISION Citation: Coordinating Sec’y of The Free Citizens Convention v. Ghana, Comm. 4/88, 7th ACHPR AAR Annex IX (1993-1994) Alt. Style of Cause: Co-Ordinating Secretary of The Free Citizens Convention v. Ghana 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 132 (2002); Documents of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, at 338 (Malcolm D. Evans & Rachel Murray eds., 2001) COMMUNICATION ABOUT ARREST AND DETENTION OF PERSONS - 25 JUNE 1987 [1] “The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, established under article 30 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights; [2] Meeting at its fourth ordinary session from 17 to 26 October 1988; [3] Considering that the communication is directed against a State which is not a party to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights; [4] Declares the communication inadmissible” (Article 101 of the Rules of Procedure).