international pen v malawi and others communication 19 of 1988 1989 achpr 8 4 november 1989

international pen v malawi and others communication 19 of 1988 1989 achpr 8 4 november 1989

The communication was declared inadmissible because it was directed against states not parties to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.

Citation
international pen v malawi and others communication 19 of 1988 1989 achpr 8 4 november 1989
Parties
Applicant: INTERNATIONAL PEN; Respondent: Malawi; Respondent: Ethiopia; Respondent: Cameroon; Respondent: Kenya
Court
ACHPR
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
4 November 1989
Procedural Posture
Communication / Admissibility
Outcome
communication declared inadmissible
Legal Topics
Admissibility of Communications, Jurisdiction, False Imprisonment
Source Language
English
Human Rights Law Admissibility of Communications Jurisdiction False Imprisonment

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Parties

INTERNATIONAL PEN

Applicant

Malawi

Respondent

Ethiopia

Respondent

Cameroon

Respondent

Kenya

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Communication / Admissibility

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the communication is admissible against states not parties to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights

Ratio Decidendi

The communication was declared inadmissible because it was directed against states not parties to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.

Court Disposition

communication declared inadmissible