noudehouenou c republic of benin requete n0202020 2025 afchpr 3 5 fevrier 2025

noudehouenou c republic of benin requete n0202020 2025 afchpr 3 5 fevrier 2025

The applicant failed to exhaust available and effective domestic remedies, specifically before the Constitutional Court of Benin, and did not demonstrate abnormal prolongation of proceedings attributable to the state; therefore, the application is irreceivable.

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noudehouenou c republic of benin requete n0202020 2025 afchpr 3 5 fevrier 2025
Parties
Applicant: Houngue Éric Noudehouenou; Respondent: République du Bénin
Court
TANZLII
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
1 January 2025
Procedural Posture
Human Rights Application / Final Judgment
Outcome
application dismissed as irreceivable
Legal Topics
Right to Fair Trial, Right to Property, Right to Effective Remedy, Exhaustion of Domestic Remedies, State Responsibility
Source Language
en
Human Rights Law Constitutional Law International Law Right to Fair Trial Right to Property Right to Effective Remedy Exhaustion of Domestic Remedies State Responsibility

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Parties

Houngue Éric Noudehouenou

Applicant

République du Bénin

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Human Rights Application / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the African Court has material competence over contractual disputes involving state entities
  2. 2 Whether the applicant exhausted domestic remedies before approaching the Court
  3. 3 Whether the alleged violations of fair trial, property, and effective remedy rights are substantiated

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant failed to exhaust available and effective domestic remedies, specifically before the Constitutional Court of Benin, and did not demonstrate abnormal prolongation of proceedings attributable to the state; therefore, the application is irreceivable.

Court Disposition

application dismissed as irreceivable

Orders

  • Court rejects the exception of material incompetence and declares itself competent.
  • Court receives the exception of irreceivability for non-exhaustion of domestic remedies and declares the application irreceivable.