The East African Court of Justice Rules of Procedure 2013
Execution
of
judgments
74. (1) A party who wishes to execute an order of the Court
in accordance with Article 44 of the Treaty shall make an
application for an execution order in accordance with Form 9 in
the Second Schedule.
(2) Where a judgment of the Court imposes a pecuniary
obligation on a person its execution shall be governed by the
Rules of civil procedure in the Partner State in which the
execution is to take place.
(3) The order for execution shall be appended to the
copy of the judgment verified by the Registrar and thereupon,
the party in whose favour execution is to take place, may initiate
execution proceedings.
PART C: PROCEEDINGS IN APPELLATE DIVISION
SECTION XIV: ADVISORY OPINION
Advisory
opinion of
the Court
75. (1) A request for an advisory opinion under Article 36 of
the Treaty shall be lodged in the Appellate Division and shall
contain an exact statement of the question upon which an
opinion is required and shall be accompanied by all relevant
documents likely to be of assistance to the Division.
(2) Upon the receipt of the request under sub-rule (1)
the Registrar shall immediately give notice of the request to all
the Partner States and the Secretary General.
(3) The Division may identify any person likely to
furnish information on the question and shall direct the
Registrar to give notice of the request to such person.
(4) The Registrar shall in the notice given under subrule (2) and (3) invite the Partner States, Secretary General and
such other person to present written statements on the question
within the limit stated in the notice.
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