mkandawire c republica do malawi peticao inicial no 0032011 2013 afchpr 38 21 junho 2013

mkandawire c republica do malawi peticao inicial no 0032011 2013 afchpr 38 21 junho 2013

The applicant failed to exhaust available domestic judicial remedies, specifically by not properly pursuing claims for unfair dismissal and not challenging the Labour Relations Tribunal's decision before the High Court and Supreme Court. No undue delay was found in national proceedings. Therefore, the petition is...

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Citation
mkandawire c republica do malawi peticao inicial no 0032011 2013 afchpr 38 21 junho 2013
Parties
Applicant: Urban Mkandawire; Respondent: Republic of Malawi
Court
TANZLII
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
1 January 2013
Procedural Posture
Initial Petition / Final Judgment
Outcome
petition inadmissible
Legal Topics
Exhaustion of Domestic Remedies, Right to Fair Trial, Right to Work, Admissibility, Jurisdiction
Source Language
en
Human Rights Employment Law Exhaustion of Domestic Remedies Right to Fair Trial Right to Work Admissibility Jurisdiction

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Parties

Urban Mkandawire

Applicant

Republic of Malawi

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Initial Petition / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the applicant exhausted domestic remedies before approaching the African Court
  2. 2 Whether the applicant's dismissal violated Articles 7 and 15 of the African Charter
  3. 3 Admissibility of the petition given prior proceedings before the African Commission

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant failed to exhaust available domestic judicial remedies, specifically by not properly pursuing claims for unfair dismissal and not challenging the Labour Relations Tribunal's decision before the High Court and Supreme Court. No undue delay was found in national proceedings. Therefore, the petition is inadmissible under Article 6(2) of the Protocol read with Article 56(5) of the Charter.

Court Disposition

petition inadmissible

Orders

  • petition rejected
  • each party to bear its own costs