East African Court of Justice - 2019

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15 judgments
December 2019
A court reiterated that review is not a substitute for appeal where no new evidence or self-evident error is established.
  • Civil Procedure — Review of judgment — Requirements for review — Distinction between error apparent on the face of the record and appeal — Article 35(3) of the EAC Treaty; Rule 72(2) of the Rules — Time limitation under Article 30(2) of the Treaty — No new evidence presented — Review application dismissed.
6 December 2019
Interim orders for release and de-freezing of assets denied where alleged harm was not shown to be irreparable or non-compensable.
  • East African Community law — application for interim orders — arbitrariness of detention — denial of due process — freezing of assets and business operations — criteria for grant of interlocutory injunction — irreparable harm — adequacy of damages — time bar under Treaty Article 30(2)
5 December 2019
A government ban on NGOs was found lawful under national and EAC law, entitling the applicants to no relief.
  • Regional integration — East African Community — fundamental principles — good governance — rule of law — civil society participation — right of association — legality of government ban on NGOs — jurisdiction of the EACJ — duties of the EAC Secretary General — domestic law compliance — administrative law — remedies — costs.
4 December 2019
The court declined to find Burundi internationally responsible for its Constitutional Court's decision permitting a presidential third term, finding no manifest injustice.
  • Regional treaties — EAC Treaty — rule of law — review of national court decisions — threshold for international responsibility — judicial independence — state responsibility for judicial acts — presidential term limits — Arusha Accord.
3 December 2019
October 2019
The court exercised discretion to enlarge time and validate late-served pleadings, refusing to strike them out or grant judgment on admission.
  • Civil procedure — Enlargement of time — Late service of pleadings — Court's discretion to regularize late service — Striking out pleadings — Judgment on admission — Procedural irregularities.
29 October 2019
June 2019
A request for ex parte interim orders was denied owing to the need for an inter partes hearing to ensure justice.
  • Interim orders — ex parte applications — criteria for ex parte relief — requirement of inter partes hearing where justice demands — procedural fairness — Rule 73(2) of the Court’s Rules of Procedure.
19 June 2019
May 2019
An application for extension of time to file an appeal was dismissed for lack of 'sufficient reason' after repeated procedural delays.
  • Civil procedure — application for extension of time — requirements for establishing 'sufficient reason' under Rule 4 of the Rules of the East African Court of Justice — persistent failure to comply with court rules — substantive justice versus procedural compliance — amici curiae admission — abuse of process.
28 May 2019
March 2019
29 March 2019
28 March 2019
27 March 2019
26 March 2019
20 March 2019
19 March 2019
6 March 2019
6 March 2019