mkandawire c republique du malawi requete n 0032011 2013 afchpr 38 21 juin 2013

mkandawire c republique du malawi requete n 0032011 2013 afchpr 38 21 juin 2013

The application was declared inadmissible because the applicant failed to exhaust available domestic judicial remedies. The applicant did not pursue an appeal against the decision of the Industrial Relations Court to the High Court and Supreme Court of Malawi, as required. The Court found no undue delay or denial of...

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mkandawire c republique du malawi requete n 0032011 2013 afchpr 38 21 juin 2013
Parties
Applicant: Urban Mkandawire; Respondent: Republic of Malawi
Court
TANZLII
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
1 January 2013
Procedural Posture
Human Rights Application / Final Judgment on Admissibility
Outcome
application dismissed as inadmissible
Legal Topics
Right to Fair Trial, Right to Work, Exhaustion of Domestic Remedies, Admissibility of Applications
Source Language
en
Human Rights Law Labour Law Right to Fair Trial Right to Work Exhaustion of Domestic Remedies Admissibility of Applications

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Parties

Urban Mkandawire

Applicant

Republic of Malawi

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Human Rights Application / Final Judgment on Admissibility

  1. 1 Whether the application is admissible before the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
  2. 2 Whether the applicant exhausted domestic remedies as required by Article 6(2) of the Protocol and Article 56(5) of the African Charter
  3. 3 Whether the applicant's rights under Articles 7 and 15 of the African Charter were violated

Ratio Decidendi

The application was declared inadmissible because the applicant failed to exhaust available domestic judicial remedies. The applicant did not pursue an appeal against the decision of the Industrial Relations Court to the High Court and Supreme Court of Malawi, as required. The Court found no undue delay or denial of justice in the domestic proceedings. Therefore, the requirements of Article 6(2) of the Protocol and Article 56(5) of the Charter were not met.

Court Disposition

application dismissed as inadmissible

Orders

  • The application is declared inadmissible.
  • The application is struck from the roll.