cudjoe v ghana communication 221 of 1998 1999 achpr 2 5 may 1999

cudjoe v ghana communication 221 of 1998 1999 achpr 2 5 may 1999

The complainant failed to exhaust judicial remedies as required by Article 56(5) of the African Charter, since the Ghanaian Human Rights Commission is not a judicial body and no evidence was provided of court proceedings.

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Citation
cudjoe v ghana communication 221 of 1998 1999 achpr 2 5 may 1999
Parties
Complainant: Alfred B. Cudjoe; Respondent: Ghana
Court
ACHPR
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
5 May 1999
Procedural Posture
Communication / Admissibility Decision
Outcome
communication declared inadmissible
Legal Topics
Exhaustion of Local Remedies, Employment Termination, Right to Fair Hearing
Source Language
english
Human Rights Law Exhaustion of Local Remedies Employment Termination Right to Fair Hearing

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Parties

Alfred B. Cudjoe

Complainant

Ghana

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Communication / Admissibility Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the complainant exhausted local remedies as required by Article 56(5) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Ratio Decidendi

The complainant failed to exhaust judicial remedies as required by Article 56(5) of the African Charter, since the Ghanaian Human Rights Commission is not a judicial body and no evidence was provided of court proceedings.

Court Disposition

communication declared inadmissible