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East African Civil Society Organizations' Forum v Attorney General of Republic of Burundi and Others (Appeal 4 of 2016) [2018] EACJ 46 (24 May 2018) (Appellate Division)
African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Judgment 24 May 2018
Mbidde v Attorney General of Burundi and Another (Application 6 of 2018) [2018] EACJ 77 (24 April 2018) (First Instance Division)
A Member of EALA was granted leave to intervene in proceedings challenging the Speaker's election, clarifying procedural requirements for intervention.
Regional integration law – Court procedure – Application for intervention – Mandatory requirements under Rule 36(2)(e) – Statement of interest – Whether supporting affidavit can suffice – Defective affidavit by advocate-cum-witness – Discretion to grant leave to intervene – Locus standi of Assembly members in Community litigation.
 African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Judgment 24 April 2018
Media Legal Defence Initiative (MDLI) and Others v Sembuusi and Another (Application 4 of 2015) [2017] EACJ 96 (20 September 2017) (First Instance Division)
Court allowed media law organizations to join as amici curiae in a constitutional challenge on criminal defamation, despite affidavit defects.
Civil procedure – application for leave to appear as amicus curiae – affidavit defects – neutrality and admissibility of amici curiae – expungement of defective affidavit paragraphs rather than striking out the application – requirements for admission as amicus curiae including interest, expertise, and neutrality.
 African Union Icon African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU) Judgment 20 September 2017