mornah v republic of benin application no 0282018 2022 afchpr 22 22 september 2022
The Court found that the Respondent States did not individually or collectively violate the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people under Article 20 of the Charter. The admission of Morocco to the AU was a decision of the AU Assembly, not attributable to individual States. There was no evidence of wrongful acts or omissions by Respondent States amounting to a breach of their obligations under the Charter. The Court held that the Respondent States' support for diplomatic efforts and lack of specific measures did not constitute a violation, and no causal link was established between t…
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- Right to self-determination
- State responsibility
- African charter on human and peoples’ rights
- Obligation erga omnes
- Admissibility
- Jurisdiction