legal and human rights centre and another c republique unie de tanzanie requete n 0362020 2020 afchpr 16 30 octobre 2020

legal and human rights centre and another c republique unie de tanzanie requete n 0362020 2020 afchpr 16 30 octobre 2020

Applicants failed to demonstrate extreme urgency or irreparable harm warranting provisional measures; the Court found no evidence that the electoral process would prevent participation or cause irreparable prejudice.

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legal and human rights centre and another c republique unie de tanzanie requete n 0362020 2020 afchpr 16 30 octobre 2020
Parties
Applicant: Legal and Human Rights Center; Applicant: Tanganyika Law Society; Respondent: République-Unie de Tanzanie
Court
TANZLII
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
1 January 2020
Procedural Posture
Application for Provisional Measures / Interlocutory Order
Outcome
application for provisional measures rejected
Legal Topics
Provisional Measures, Right to Participate in Elections, Compliance With Court Orders, Independent Candidacies
Source Language
en
Human Rights Constitutional Law Electoral Law Provisional Measures Right to Participate in Elections Compliance With Court Orders Independent Candidacies

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Parties

Legal and Human Rights Center

Applicant

Tanganyika Law Society

Applicant

République-Unie de Tanzanie

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application for Provisional Measures / Interlocutory Order

  1. 1 Whether the Court should grant provisional measures to suspend elections pending determination of the main application
  2. 2 Whether the applicants have demonstrated extreme urgency and irreparable harm

Ratio Decidendi

Applicants failed to demonstrate extreme urgency or irreparable harm warranting provisional measures; the Court found no evidence that the electoral process would prevent participation or cause irreparable prejudice.

Court Disposition

application for provisional measures rejected

Orders

  • Rejects the applicants' request for provisional measures.