The Human Rights Law Index is a collection of international treaties and case law from African courts on topics relating to human rights. The case selection aims to provide a snapshot of human rights law in a country, as well as within the African Union. The index currently covers over 1000 documents.
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Make your selections from the choices on the left| Court | Title | Judgement Date | Summary |
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| Supreme Court | JERIMIAH TUGBEH. and KALIL A. AKAR AND STAVELEY & COMPANY LIMITED. (030) [1961] SLSC 27 (27 March 1961); | 27 Mar 1961 | Search Summary: Tort-Negligence-Submission of no case-Res ipsa loquitur-Whether affidavit filed... |
| Court of Appeal | A. F. F. P. NEWNS AND ANOTHER and H. J. MACFOY AND OTHERS. (031) [1961] SLCA 17 (07 November 1961); | 07 Nov 1961 | Search Summary: Suit challenging validity of recognition of person as Tribal Headman-Recognition... |
| Supreme Court | GEORGE BERESFORD COLE and MICHAEL J. M. HAROUN (032) [1961] SLSC 28 (19 May 1961); | 19 May 1961 | Search Summary: Valuation of property-Compensation for making valuation. Law Report Citation: [... |
| Supreme Court | H. J. MACFOY, GLADYS LEBBIE, FODAY H. KAMARA, CHARLES TAYLOR AND MADAM NYEMA G. LEWIS and A. F. F. P. NEWNS (ACTING GoVERNOR) AND DURAMANI SESAY (03 | 23 May 1961 | Search Summary: Suit challenging validity of recognition of person as Tribal Headman-Recognition... |
| Supreme Court | BRIMA KORMOR and NICHOLAS COOSAH AND ASINU K. LAMIN. (034) [1961] SLSC 30 (25 May 1961); | 25 May 1961 | Search Summary: Real property-Action for possession-conveyance executed by illiterate manWhether... |
| Court of Appeal | COMMISSIONER OF POLICE. and FOFANA BANGALI (038) [1961] SLCA 18 (06 November 1961); | 06 Nov 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal law-Procedure-Hearing adjourned to day certain-Accused brought before... |
| Court of Appeal | JAMES GRANT AND 0THERS and REGINA (039) [1961] SLCA 19 (06 November 1961); | 06 Nov 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal law-Trial-Statements by one accused implicating second accused left to... |
| Court of Appeal | JAMIL IBRAHIM and GEORGE ANTHONY (040) [1961] SLCA 20 (06 November 1961); | 06 Nov 1961 | Search Summary: Claim for an accounting--Submission of no case overruled by judge-Prima facie... |
| Court of Appeal | A. F. F. P. NEWNS AND ANOTHER and H. J. MACFOY AND OTHERS. (041) [1961] SLCA 21 (07 November 1961); | 07 Nov 1961 | Search Summary: Suit challenging validity of recognition of person as Tribal Headman-Recognition... |
| Court of Appeal | SHELL CO. OF WEST AFRICA LIMITED and MOHAMMED AHMED AND AHMED MOHAMED (Trading under the name of Ahmed Bros.) (042) [1961] SLCA 22 (07 November 1961); | 07 Nov 1961 | Search Summary: Sale of goods-Action for goods sold and delivered-Effect of delivery and... |
| Court of Appeal | HON. PARAMOUNT CHIEF T. S. M'BRIWA and TUBERVILLE AND OTHERS (044) [1961] SLCA 23 (07 November 1961); | 07 Nov 1961 | Search Summary: Tort-Action for assault, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution and conspiracy... |
| Supreme Court | HON. PARAMOUNT CHIEF T. S. M'BRIWA and TUBERVILLE AND OTHERS. (045) [1961] SLSC 31 (09 October 1961); | 09 Oct 1961 | Search Summary: Tort-Action for assault, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution and... |
| Court of Appeal | MOHAMED AMADU and REGINA (047) [1961] SLCA 24 (30 October 1961); | 30 Oct 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal law-Fraudulent conversion-Larceny Act, 1916, s. 20 (1) (iv) (a)-:-... |
| Supreme Court | JACOB WILLIAMSON SAWYERR AND OTHERS andEORGIANA LUCRETIA ROSE AND OTHERS, as Executors of the Estate of Ransolina P. Cromanty (deed.). (049) [1961] SLSC 32 (05 September 1961); | 05 Sep 1961 | Search Summary: Real property-Will-Equity-Property dealt with by executrix as her own-<:laim... |
| Supreme Court | JOHN COBY SAMUELS and UNITED AFRICA COMPANY (050) [1961] SLSC 33 (18 September 1961); | 18 Sep 1961 | Search Summary: T ort-Malicious prosecution-Whether defendant was prosecutor-Reasonable and... |