Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights

Article 48: Revision / Paragraph 4

• Paragraph 1
  An application for revision of a judgment may be made to the Court only when it is based upon discovery of a new fact of such nature as to be a decisive factor, which fact was, when the judgment was given, unknown to the Court and also to the party claiming revision, provided that such ignorance was not due to negligence.


• Paragraph 2
  The proceedings for revision shall be opened by a ruling of the Court expressly recording the existence of the new fact, recognizing that it has such a character as to lay the case open to revision, and declaring the revision admissible on this ground.


• Paragraph 3
  The Court may require prior compliance with the terms of the judgment before it admits proceedings in revision.


• Paragraph 4
  The application for revision shall be made within six (6) months of the discovery of the new fact.


• Paragraph 5
  No application may be made after the lapse of ten (10) years from the date of the judgment.