Tanzania Case Law

traore and others c republic of mali requete n 0222018 2023 afchpr 41 7 novembre 2023

Court

TANZLII

The applicants had access to all levels of national courts, including the Supreme Court, and received decisions at each stage. There was no evidence of denial of access, unreasonable delay, or lack of judicial independence. The applicants failed to substantiate their claims of rights violations. Therefore, the State did not violate the applicants' rights under the Charter or the ICCPR.

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• Right to fair trial
• Access to justice
• Judicial independence
• Labour rights
• Exhaustion of domestic remedies

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former somadex sa employees v republic of mali application no 0062018 2021 afchpr 9 2 december 2021

Court

TANZLII

The African Court held that the former SOMADEX SA employees’ application against Mali was inadmissible for failure to exhaust local remedies.

• Right to fair trial
• Right to equality before the law
• Right to liberty
• Right to life
• Labour rights
• Exhaustion of local remedies

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burkinabe movement for human and peoples rights v burkina faso and others 2020 afchpr 25 25 september 2020

Court

TANZLII

The African Court dismissed requests for provisional measures in a challenge to Elie Sandwidi’s dismissal, finding no urgency or irreparable harm.

• Provisional measures
• Jurisdiction
• Admissibility
• Labour rights
• Right to equal protection
• Right to dignity

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tanzania electric supply co ltd vs shaffi nuru 2019 tzca 84 8 march 2019

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal held the High Court judge lacked jurisdiction to hear the Industrial Court appeal alone; only a full bench could determine it.

• Jurisdiction
• Appeals from industrial court
• Constitutionality of statutory provisions
• Procedure for appeals
• Labour rights
• Labour-law

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