noudehouenou c republique du benin requete no 0032020 2020 afchpr 60 5 mai 2020

noudehouenou c republique du benin requete no 0032020 2020 afchpr 60 5 mai 2020

The Court found a real and imminent risk of irreparable harm to the applicant's political rights due to administrative, judicial, and political obstacles preventing candidacy in imminent elections, satisfying the requirements for provisional measures under Article 27(2) of the Protocol.

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noudehouenou c republique du benin requete no 0032020 2020 afchpr 60 5 mai 2020
Parties
Applicant: Houngue Eric Noudehouenou; Respondent: République du Bénin
Court
TANZLII
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
1 January 2020
Procedural Posture
Application for Provisional Measures / Interlocutory Order
Outcome
provisional measures granted in part
Legal Topics
Provisional Measures, Political Participation, Elections, Administrative Barriers, Urgent Relief
Source Language
en
Human Rights Constitutional Law Electoral Law Provisional Measures Political Participation Elections Administrative Barriers Urgent Relief

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Parties

Houngue Eric Noudehouenou

Applicant

République du Bénin

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application for Provisional Measures / Interlocutory Order

  1. 1 Whether administrative, judicial, and political obstacles to candidacy violate protected rights
  2. 2 Whether urgent provisional measures are warranted to prevent irreparable harm

Ratio Decidendi

The Court found a real and imminent risk of irreparable harm to the applicant's political rights due to administrative, judicial, and political obstacles preventing candidacy in imminent elections, satisfying the requirements for provisional measures under Article 27(2) of the Protocol.

Court Disposition

provisional measures granted in part

Orders

  • Order to the respondent to effectively remove all administrative, judicial, and political obstacles to the applicant's candidacy in upcoming communal, municipal, city district, and village elections.
  • Order to the respondent to report on implementation within fifteen days of receipt.