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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| Supreme Court | SHEKU KAMARA v T.H.A.GRAHAM ([node:field-casenumber]) [1961] SLSC 1 (14 August 1961); | 14 Aug 1961 | Search Summary: Practice-Appeal from a judgment of magistrate's court-Appeal dismissed for... |
| Special Court | HAJAH FATMATTA KATAH v IBRAHIM MOMORDU ALLIE ([node:field-casenumber]) [1961] SCSL 1 (14 April 1961); | 14 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Real property-Testator bequeathed property to wife for life, remainder to minor... |
| Supreme Court | NAMIE KHALIL v SAMUEL JOHN ([node:field-casenumber]) [1961] SLSC 2 (14 April 1961); | 14 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Real property- Lease by tenant for life-Whether lease by tenant for life... |
| Supreme Court | Frederick Williams v Virginia Williams ([node:field-casenumber]) [1961] SLSC 3 (18 August 1961); | 18 Aug 1961 | Search Summary: Divorce--Cruelty-Adultery-Burden of proof of adultery-Effect of confession... |
| Supreme Court | Sulaiman Sesay v White Cross Insurance Company ([node:field-casenumber]) [1961] SLSC 4 (14 April 1961); | 14 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Insurance-Whether insurance company liable to pay person obtaining a judgment... |
| Court of Appeal | WHITE CROSS INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND BAFFI MINERAL MINING COMPANY LTD. (001) [1961] SLCA 1 (14 April 1961); | 14 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Insurance-Whether insurance company liable to pay person obtaining judgment... |
| Supreme Court | Regina v William S Young ([Misc.App. 3/61]) [1961] SLSC 5 (16 April 1961); | 16 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Practice-Mandamus-.A.pplication for order directed to Master and Registrar... |
| Court of Appeal | NAMIE KALIL and SAMUEL JOHN AND OTHERS (005) [1961] SLCA 5 (14 April 1961); | 14 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Real property-Lease by tenant for life-Whether lease by tenant for life invalid... |
| Court of Appeal | HAJAH FATMATTA KATAH and IBRAHIM MOMORDU ALLIE (ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ALHAJI ANTUMANI ALLIE, DECD.) (006) [1961] SLCA 6 (14 April 1961); | 14 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Real property-Testator bequeathed property to wife for life, remainder to minor... |
| Supreme Court | IBRAHIM MOMORDU ALLIE and HAJAH FATMATTA KATAH (005) [1961] SLSC 14 (23 February 1961); | 23 Feb 1961 | Search Summary: Real property-Bequest of property to wife for life, remainder to minor son-... |
| Supreme Court | SULAIMAN SESAY and mE WHITE CROSS INSURANCE COMPANY AND BAFFI MINERAL MINING COMPANY LTD. (006) [1961] SLSC 15 (26 January 1961); | 26 Jan 1961 | Search Summary: Insurance-Whether insurance company liable to pay person obtaining judgment... |
| Supreme Court | ATTORNEY-GENERAL and JONATHAN C. LUCAN. (008) [1961] SLSC 16 (27 January 1961); | 27 Jan 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal Law-Dispersing newspaper without name and place of abode of printer on... |
| Supreme Court | DAIMBA ALLIE and ATTORNEY-GENERAL (009) [1961] SLSC 17 (24 January 1961); | 24 Jan 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal Law-Receiving-Burden of proof--criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap. 39,... |
| Court of Appeal | HADJI ALPHA CONTEH and REGINA (010) [1961] SLCA 8 (03 July 1961); | 03 Jul 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal law-Rape-Assault with intent to commit felony-Inconsistency between... |
| Supreme Court | ALAST AIR PETER McNEILE and COMMISSIONER OF POLICE (008) [1961] SLSC 7 (14 April 1961); | 14 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Magistrate's court-summary jurisdiction-Autrefois acquit-Prosecuting officer... |
| Supreme Court | SHEKU KAMARA and T.H.A.GRAHAM (009) [1961] SLSC 8 (18 August 1961); | 18 Aug 1961 | Search Summary: Practice-Appeal from judgment of magistrate's court-Appeal dismissed for... |
| Court of Appeal | THOMAS GODWIN and REGINA (011) [1961] SLCA 9 (03 July 1961); | 03 Jul 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal law-Procedure-Trial-Evidence-Deposition-condition to be satisfied before... |
| Court of Appeal | MICHAEL J. M. HAROUN and GEORGE BERESFORD COLE. (012) [1961] SLCA 10 (05 July 1961); | 05 Jul 1961 | Search Summary: Valuation of property--compensation for making valuation. Law Report Citation... |
| Court of Appeal | TRYPHENA LANGLEY and E. D. E. M. COKER (013) [1961] SLCA 11 (05 July 1961); | 05 Jul 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal law-Common assault-Evidence of complainant alone-Whether corroborative... |
| Court of Appeal | COLUMBUS MOSES ANRITI THOMPSON and REGINA (014) [1961] SLCA 12 (06 July 1961); | 06 Jul 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal law-Forgery-Trial with assessors--Whether judge usurped function of... |
| Supreme Court | MORAY KABBA and HASSAN D. FAWAZ (015) [1961] SLSC 18 (08 July 1961); | 08 Jul 1961 | Search Summary: Tort-Malicious prosecution-Whether reasonable cause for prosecution. Law Report... |
| Court of Appeal | LANSANA KPAYENGE and R (002) [1961] SLCA 3 (04 April 1961); | 04 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal Law-Trial-Time and place of trial-case not tried at time specified by... |
| Supreme Court | REGINA and WILLIAM s. YOUNG, ACTING MASTER AND REGISTRAR, SUPREME CoURT Ex PARTE BERTHAN MACAULAY (003) [1961] SLSC 6 (11 April 1961); | 11 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Practice-Mandamus-.A.pplication for order directed to Master and Registrar... |
| Court of Appeal | ATTORNEY-GENERAL and J. C. LUCAN (004) [1961] SLCA 4 (14 April 1961); | 14 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal law-Dispersing newspaper without name and place of abode of printer on... |
| Court of Appeal | ARTHUR MASSALLY and THERESA BECKLEY. (016) [1961] SLCA 13 (11 July 1961); | 11 Jul 1961 | Search Summary: Tort-Negligence-Automobile accident-Quantum of damages-Method of assessing... |
| Court of Appeal | MOHAMED BASH TAQUI and REGINA (017) [1961] SLCA 14 (11 July 1961); | 11 Jul 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal law-Trial-Whether defendant could be tried by judge alone-Gourts Act (... |
| Court of Appeal | ABDUL BAI K.AMARA and R (01) [1961] SLCA 2 (04 April 1961); | 04 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal Law-Appeal-Appeal from magistrate's court to Supreme CourtAppeal against... |
| Supreme Court | THOMAS SYLVANUS WILLIAMS and ANNIE LAMITOH WILLIAMS AND ELl G. RENNER (021) [1961] SLSC 20 (02 June 1961); | 02 Jun 1961 | Search Summary: Divorce-Desertion--cruelty-Adultery-Dese,rtion and cruelty by husbandAdultery by... |
| Supreme Court | IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MOPEH PALMER (DECD.) (022) [1961] SLSC 21 (03 June 1961); | 03 Jun 1961 | Search Summary: Administration of Estates--Devolution of estate on intestacy-Death of man without... |
| Supreme Court | RACHEL SALLY OMODALE DAVIES and MOHAMED ADIB KHALID ETER. (023) [1961] SLSC 22 (05 June 1961); | 05 Jun 1961 | Search Summary: Landlord and tenant-Grandmother of minor, plaintiff, leased premises to defendant... |
| Supreme Court | MOHAMMED HASSAN BASMA and KISHIGNGHAND OLARAM GIDWANI (018) [1961] SLSC 19 (15 July 1961); | 15 Jul 1961 | Search Summary: Judgment debtor-Writ of fieri facias--Priority of writs--Whether debtor's... |
| Court of Appeal | PA SHEKA KANU AND OTHERS and SULAY SEISAY (019) [1961] SLCA 15 (21 July 1961); | 21 Jul 1961 | Search Summary: Claim for declaration that election of respondent as Paramount Chief... |
| Court of Appeal | SIAKA P. STEVENS AND C. A. KAMARA-TAYLOR and REGINA (020) [1961] SLCA 16 (22 July 1961); | 22 Jul 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal law-Libel--conspiracy to publish defamatory libel-Trial-Submission of no... |
| 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... |
| Court of Appeal | SULAIMAN SESAY andWHITE CROSS INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND BAFFI MINERAL MINING COMPANY LTD. (007) [1961] SLCA 7 (14 April 1961); | 14 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Insurance-Whether insurance company liable to pay person obtaining judgment... |
| Supreme Court | FREDERICK B. WILLIAMS and VIRGINIA WILLIAMS and ANOTHER (010) [1961] SLSC 9 (18 August 1961); | 18 Aug 1961 | Search Summary: Divorce--Cruelty-Adultery-Burden of proof of adultery-Effect of... |
| Supreme Court | S. E. BALOGUN PALMER and F. E. A. BOSTON, J. D. DIXON BAKER, S. C. WRAY AND J. B. JENKINS-JOHNSTON (011) [1961] SLSC 10 (31 August 1961); | 31 Aug 1961 | Search Summary: Tort-Libel-Statement of reason for censure of plaintiff by City... |
| Supreme Court | SHEKU KAMARA and T.H.A.GRAHAM (001) [1961] SLSC 11 (18 August 1961); | 18 Aug 1961 | Search Summary: Practice-Appeal from judgment of magistrate's court-Appeal dismissed for... |
| Supreme Court | FREDERICK B. WILLIAMS and VIRGINIA WILLIAMS and ERNEST PYNE-BAILEY (002) [1961] SLSC 12 (13 August 1961); | 13 Aug 1961 | Search Summary: D ivorce--Cruelty-Adultery-Burden of proof of adultery-Effect of... |
| Supreme Court | S. E. BALOGUN PALMER andF. E. A. BOSTON, J. D. DIXON BAKER, S. C. WRAY AND J. B. JENKINS-JOHNSTON (003) [1961] SLSC 13 (31 August 1961); | 31 Aug 1961 | Search Summary: Tort-Libel-Statement of reason for censure of plaintiff by City... |
| Supreme Court | A. J. G. WILLIAMS and SIERRA LEONE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (024) [1961] SLSC 23 (05 June 1961); | 05 Jun 1961 | Search Summary: Contract of employment-Period of employment-Damages for dismissal. Law Report... |
| Supreme Court | REGINA and SIAK.A STEVENS AND C. A. KAMARA-TAYLOR (027) [1961] SLSC 24 (20 June 1961); | 20 Jun 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal Law-Trial-Whether defendants could be tried by judge aloneWhether fair... |
| Supreme Court | REGINA and VANDY KOROMA (078) [1961] SLSC 25 (30 March 1961); | 30 Mar 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal law-Homicide-Murde~Manslaughte~Judge's failure to submit defence of self... |