Tanzania Case Law

hossou and another v republic of benin application no 0162020 2021 afchpr 10 2 december 202

Court

TANZLII

The Court finds that the Declaration under Article 34(6) is an optional, unilateral act separable from the Protocol and may be withdrawn by the State without constituting a violation of human rights. The Court upholds the Respondent State's objection and declares it lacks material jurisdiction to hear the case.

Source excerpt

• Withdrawal of declaration under article 34(6)
• Jurisdiction of regional human rights courts
• Access to justice
• State sovereignty

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nyamwasa and others v republic of rwanda order application 0162015 2016 afchpr 62 3 june 2016

Court

TANZLII

Withdrawal of Rwanda's declaration under Article 34(6) does not suspend or affect proceedings of cases already filed against Rwanda before the Court.

Source excerpt

• Withdrawal of declaration under article 34(6)
• Jurisdiction of african court on human and peoples' rights

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umuhoza v republic of rwanda order application 0032014 2016 afchpr 70 18 march 2016

Court

TANZLII

The African Court ordered written submissions on the effect of Rwanda’s withdrawal of its Article 34(6) declaration before ruling, and on the applicant’s procedural requests.

• Withdrawal of declaration under article 34(6)
• Procedural orders
• Right to fair hearing
• Article-34-6-declaration-withdrawal
• Procedural-orders
• African-court-human-rights

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