The African Court held that Benin violated judicial independence, national consensus, information, development, and peace rights in adopting constitutional revision law.
The Court found that the process of constitutional amendment in Benin violated the principle of national consensus as required by Article 10(2) of the CADEG, and that the independence of the Constitutional Court was not guaranteed due to the renewable nature of judges' mandates without clear criteria. The Court also found violations of the right to information, the right to development, and the right to peace and security. However, the Court found no violation of the right to an impartial tribunal, as the applicant failed to provide credible evidence of actual bias. The Court awarded symbolic…