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 leftCourt | Title | Case citation (MNC) | Judgement Date | Summary |
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Supreme Court of Zambia | David Zulu v The People (No. 26 of 1977) [1977] ZMSC 1 (14 June 1977); | [1977] ZMSC 1 | 14 Jun 1977 | Criminal Law- Evidence- Circumstantial evidence- Weakness of- Danger of erroneous inference The... |