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.
Get started by selecting a topic from the drop-down menu on the left, and then select which jurisdiction you're interested in. Or, you can leave this section blank to see a cross-section of documents from across Africa.
Make your selections from the choices on the left| Court | Title | Case citation (MNC) | Judgement Date | Summary |
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| Supreme Court | JARMAKANI TRANSPORT LTD V. KALLA (FSC 132/1963; LD/98/61) | 04 Mar 1965 | Supreme Court 04 March 1965 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA CITATION: [1965] ANLR 80 CORAM... | |
| Supreme Court | Ogugua Ukwa & Ors v. Awka Local Council & Ors (SC. 633/1964) [1965] NGSC 54 (19 November 1965); | 19 Nov 1965 | Supreme Court 18 November 1965 In The Supreme Court of Nigeria On Friday, the 19th day of November... | |
| Court of Appeal of Zambia | Saluwema v The People () [1965] ZMCA 1 (17 February 1965); | [1965] ZMCA 1 | 17 Feb 1965 | Flynote and Headnote [1] Criminal Procedure- Charges- date of death in charge of manslaughter... |