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2.0 Court of Justice of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Cite cases by name of the parties (italicized and separated by “vs.”), name of the court
(“COMESA Court of Justice”), type of application, case number and year, and decision type and
date (in square brackets):
Martin Ogang vs. Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank and Dr.
Michael Gondwe, COMESA Court of Justice, Consolidated Interlocutory Applications No.
1A/2000 and 1C/2000. [JUDGMENT OF 30/3/2001].
Bilika Harry Simamba vs. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, COMESA
Court of Justice, Reference No. 3/2002. [ORDER OF 25/10/2002].
3.0 African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR)
3.1 Court Decisions
The ACHPR is under the umbrella of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
It decides cases involving the interpretation of Commission communications and other relevant
human rights instruments.
Cite cases by title (including communication number), name of the parties (in parentheses and
separated by “v.” or “vs.”), case number, and name of the Commission (African Comm. Hum. &
Peoples' Rights) and date (in parentheses):
Decision Regarding Communication 155/96 (Social and Economic Rights Action
Center/Center for Economic and Social Rights v. Nigeria), Case No.
ACHPR/COMM/A044/1 (Afr. Comm'n Hum. & Peoples' Rts. May 27, 2002).
3.2 Commission Communications
Cite commission communications by name of the parties (separated by “v.” or “vs.”), name of
the Commission (African Comm. Hum. & Peoples' Rights), communication number, and date or
“not dated” (in parentheses):
Andre Houver vs. Morocco, African Comm. Hum. & Peoples' Rights, Comm. No. 41/90
(March 28, 1990).
International PEN vs. Malawi, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Kenya, African Comm. Hum. &
Peoples' Rights, Comm. No. 19/88 (August 30, 1989).
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