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ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/18 - Gabriel Inyang & Linus Iyeme v Nigeria

Cour de justice de la CEDEAO

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PARTIES AND REPRESENTATION1
FACTS OF THE CASE2
PLEAS IN LAW OF THE PARTIES7
PLEAS IN LAW BY THE APPLICANTS7
ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION7
DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUES8
Whether or not the Application as filed by the applicants stated a cause of action sufficient to attract the competence and consideration of this court?8
Whether or not the applicants fail to exhaust local remedies for the redress of allege wrong complaint of and therefore this court is impotent to enquire into this matter?12
Whether or not it is evidence from the pleadings in this matter that the acts complaint of by the applicants constitutes a violation by the Federal Government of its obligations as is enshrine in the ECOWAS Protocol and other human right instruments that were ratified by the said Government?13
The Facts17
The Law: Admissibility18
Should it be the finding of this court that the Federal Government was in breach of its international obligations as refer to above, is this court competent, and is there evidence sufficient in law for this court, to grant the reliefs sought by the applicants?19
DECISION20
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ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/18 - Gabriel Inyang & Linus Iyeme v Nigeria

Cour de justice de la CEDEAO

Aperçu

ECCJ App no.: ECW/CCJ/APP/03/18

ECCJ Jud No.: ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/18

Type de document

Jugement

Mots clés

Administration de la justice
Centres de détention/Conditions
Droit à la vie
Droit à un procès équitable
Fausse incarcération
Peine de mort
Torture et mauvais traitement
Traitement cruel et dégradant
Tribunaux militaires

Résumé de l'affaire: The Applicants averred that they are citizens of the Federal Republic of Nigeria who are among people on death row in Nigeria after been sentenced by a Tribunal set up by the Military Government of Nigeria in 1995.

État

Nigeria

Conclusion: Décidé sur le fond

Année de la décision: 29 juin 2018

Violations alléguées (Traité de la CEDEAO)

CEDEAO 4 : Principes fondamentaux

Droits de la Charte africaine allégués

CADHP 1: Obligations générales
CADHP 2 : Liberté de ne pas subir de discrimination
CADHP 26 : Devoir de garantir l'indépendance des tribunaux
CADHP 3 : Droit à l'égalité devant la loi et à l'égale protection de la loi
CADHP 4 : Droit à la vie et à l'intégrité
CADHP 5 : Traitements cruels, inhumains et dégradants
CADHP 7 : Droit à un procès équitable

Violation des droits de la Charte africaine

CADHP 7 : Droit à un procès équitable

Durée de la procédure: 17 janv. 2018 ~ 29 juin 2018

Géolocalisation du pays

Latitude: 9.081999

Longitude: 8.675277

Géolocalisation du pays (Lié Cour de justice de la CEDEAO): Nigeria

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ECW_CCJ_JUD_20_18 Gabriel Inyang & Linus Iyeme v Nigeria.pdf
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PROTOCOLE ADDITIONNEL (A/SP.1/01/05) PORTANT AMENDEMENT DU PRÉAMBULE, DES ARTICLES 1ER, 2, 9, 22 ET 30 DU PROTOCOLE A/P1/7/91 RELATIF À LA COUR DE JUSTICE DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ, AINSI QUE DE L’ARTICLE 4 PARAGRAPHE 1 DE LA VERSION ANGLAISE DUDIT PROTOCOLE

Article 10: Access to the Court. Access to the Court is open to the following: a) Member States, and unless otherwise provided in a Protocol, the Executive Secretary, where action is brought for failure by a Member state to fulfill an obligation; b) Member States, the Council of Ministers and the Executive Secretary in proceeding for the determination of the legality of an action in relation to any community text; c) Individuals and corporate bodies in proceedings from the determination of an act or inaction of a Community official which violates the rights of the individuals or corporate bodies; d) Individuals on application for relief for violation of their human rights; the submission of application for which shall: i. Not be anonymous; nor ii. Be made whilst the same matter has been instituted before another International Court for adjudication; e) Staff of any Community institution, after the Staff Member has exhausted all appeal processes available to the officer under the ECOWAS Staff Rules and Regulations; f) Where in any action before a court of a Member State, an issue arises as to the interpretation of a provision of the Treaty, or the other Protocols or Regulations, the national court may on its own or at the request of any of the parties to the action refer the issue to the Court for interpretation.”

Treaty

Règlement Intérieur de la Cour de Justice de la CEDEAO

Article 331. An application of the kind referred to in Article 11 of the Protocol shall state: (a) the name and address of the applicant; (b) the designation of the party against whom the application is made; (c) the subject- matter of the proceedings and a summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based; (d) the form of order sought by the applicant; (e) where appropriate, the nature of any evidence offered in support. 2. For the purpose of the proceedings, the application shall state an address for service in the place where the Court has its seat and the name of the person who is authorized and has expressed willingness to accept service. 3. In addition to, or instead of, specifying an address for service as referred to in the first subparagraph; the application may state that the lawyer or agent agrees that service is to be effected on him by telefax or other technical means of communication. 4. If the application does not comply with the requirements referred to in the first and second subparagraphs, all service on the party concerned for the purpose of the proceedings shall be effected, for so long as the defect has not been cured, by registered letter addressed to the agent or lawyer of that party. By way of derogation from Article 77(1), service shall then be deemed to be duly effected by the lodging of the registered letter at the post office of the place where the Court has its seat. 5. The application shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by the documents Specified in the first paragraph of Article 15 of the protocol. 6. If the application does not comply with the requirements set out in paragraphs 1 to 4 of this Article, the Chief Registrar shall prescribe a period not more than thirty days within which the applicant is to comply with them whether by putting the application itself in order or by producing any of the above-mentioned documents. 7. If the applicant fails to put the application in order or to produce the required documents within the time prescribed, the Court shall, after hearing the party, decide whether the non-compliance with these conditions renders the application formally inadmissible.

Règlement intérieur

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Article 31.Every individual shall be equal before the law. 2.Every individual shall be entitled to equal protection of the law.

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Article 5Every individual shall have the right to the respect of the dignity inherent in a human being and to the recognition of his legal status. All forms of exploitation and degradation of man particularly slavery, slave trade, torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment and treatment shall be prohibited.

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Article 2Every individual shall be entitled to the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms recognized and guaranteed in the present Charter without distinction of any kind such as race, ethnic group, color, sex, language, religion, political or any other opinion, national and social origin, fortune, birth or other status.

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Article 71.Every individual shall have the right to have his cause heard. This comprises: (a) the right to an appeal to competent national organs against acts of violating his fundamental rights as recognized and guaranteed by conventions, laws, regulations and customs in force; (b) the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty by a competent court or tribunal; (c) the right to defense, including the right to be defended by counsel of his choice; (d) the right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial court or tribunal. 2.No one may be condemned for an act or omission which did not constitute a legally punishable offence at the time it was committed. No penalty may be inflicted for an offence for which no provision was made at the time it was committed. Punishment is personal and can be imposed only on the offender.

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Article 1The Member States of the Organization of African Unity parties to the present Charter shall recognize the rights, duties and freedoms enshrined in this Chapter and shall undertake to adopt legislative or other measures to give effect to them.

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Article 26States parties to the present Charter shall have the duty to guarantee the independence of the Courts and shall allow the establishment and improvement of appropriate national institutions entrusted with the promotion and protection of the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the present Charter.

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Article 4Human beings are inviolable. Every human being shall be entitled to respect for his life and the integrity of his person. No one may be arbitrarily deprived of this right.

Treaty

ECOWAS Revised treaty

ARTICLE4FUNDAMENTALPRINCIPLESTHE HIGH CONTRACTINGPARTIES,in pursuit of the objectives stated in Article 3of thisTreaty,solemnly affirm and declare their adherence to the following principles:a)equalityandinter-dependenceofMemberStates;b)solidarityandcollectiveself-reliance;c)inter-Stateco-operation,harmonisationof policiesand integrationof programmes; ECOWASREVISEDTREATYd)non-aggression between Member States;e)maintenanceof regional peace, stability and security through the promotion andstrengtheningofgoodneighbourliness;f)peaceful settlement of disputes among Member States,activeco-operation betweenneighbouring countries and promotion of a peacefulenvironmentas a prerequisitefor economic development;g)recognition,promotionandprotectionof humanand peoples' rights in accordancewith the provisions of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights;h)accountability, economic and social justice and popularparticipationindevelopment;i)recognitionandobservanceof therulesandprinciplesof theCommunity;j)promotionandconsolidationofademocraticsystemofgovernanceineachMemberStateasenvisagedbytheDeclarationofPoliticalPrinciplesadoptedinAbujaon6 July, 1991; andk)equitableandjustdistributionofthecostsandbenefitsofeconomicco-operationand integration.

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Treaty

Règlement Intérieur de la Cour de Justice de la CEDEAO

Article 11Where the Chief Registrar and the Registrars are absent or prevented from attending or their posts are vacant, the President shall designate an official or other servant to carry out temporarily the duties of the Chief Registrar and Registrars.

Règlement intérieur

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Article 6Every individual shall have the right to liberty and to the security of his person. No one may be deprived of his freedom except for reasons and conditions previously laid down by law. In particular, no one may be arbitrarily arrested or detained.

Treaty

Règlement Intérieur de la Cour de Justice de la CEDEAO

4. To every pleading there shall be annexed a file containing the documents relied on in support of it, together with a schedule listing them.

Règlement intérieur

ECW/CCJ/JUD/03/11 Bakary Sarre & 28 Ors v Ministry of Justice of Mali & Republic of Mali

Cour de justice de la CEDEAO

PROTOCOLE ADDITIONNEL (A/SP.1/01/05) PORTANT AMENDEMENT DU PRÉAMBULE, DES ARTICLES 1ER, 2, 9, 22 ET 30 DU PROTOCOLE A/P1/7/91 RELATIF À LA COUR DE JUSTICE DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ, AINSI QUE DE L’ARTICLE 4 PARAGRAPHE 1 DE LA VERSION ANGLAISE DUDIT PROTOCOLE

4. The Court has jurisdiction to determine case of violation of human rights that occur in any Member State.

Treaty

PROTOCOLE ADDITIONNEL (A/SP.1/01/05) PORTANT AMENDEMENT DU PRÉAMBULE, DES ARTICLES 1ER, 2, 9, 22 ET 30 DU PROTOCOLE A/P1/7/91 RELATIF À LA COUR DE JUSTICE DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ, AINSI QUE DE L’ARTICLE 4 PARAGRAPHE 1 DE LA VERSION ANGLAISE DUDIT PROTOCOLE

c) Individuals and corporate bodies in proceedings from the determination of an act or inaction of a Community official which violates the rights of the individuals or corporate bodies;

Treaty

ECOWAS Revised treaty

g)recognition,promotionandprotectionof humanand peoples' rights in accordancewith the provisions of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Treaty

ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/07 Etim Moses Essien v Republic of Gambia & anor

Cour de justice de la CEDEAO

ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/08 Hadijatou Mani Koraou v. Republic of Niger

Cour de justice de la CEDEAO

European Convention on Human Rights

ARTICLE 3Prohibition of tortureNo one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Treaty

CASE OF M.S.S. v. BELGIUM AND GREECE (Application No. 30696/09)

Document de l'UE

ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/11 Petrostar (Nigeria) Limited v Blackberry Nigeria Limited & Anor.

Cour de justice de la CEDEAO

Règlement Intérieur de la Cour de Justice de la CEDEAO

4. To every pleading there shall be annexed a file containing the documents relied on in support of it, together with a schedule listing them.

Règlement intérieur

ECW/CCJ/JUD/02/12 Femi Falana & Anor v Benin & 2 Others

Cour de justice de la CEDEAO

Communication 222/98-229/99 - Law Office of Ghazi Suleiman c. Soudan

Décision de la CADHP

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

(d) the right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial court or tribunal.

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

(a) the right to an appeal to competent national organs against acts of violating his fundamental rights as recognized and guaranteed by conventions, laws, regulations and customs in force;

Treaty

60/91 Constitutional Rights Project (in respect of Wahab Akamu, G. Adega and others) v Nigeria

Décision de la CADHP

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

(d) the right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial court or tribunal.

Treaty

60/91 Constitutional Rights Project (in respect of Wahab Akamu, G. Adega and others) v Nigeria

Décision de la CADHP

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

5.Are sent after exhausting local remedies, if any, unless it is obvious that this procedure is unduly prolonged,

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Article 4Human beings are inviolable. Every human being shall be entitled to respect for his life and the integrity of his person. No one may be arbitrarily deprived of this right.

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

(d) the right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial court or tribunal.

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

(d) the right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial court or tribunal.

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

rticle 71.Every individual shall have the right to have his cause heard. This comprises: (a) the right to an appeal to competent national organs against acts of violating his fundamental rights as recognized and guaranteed by conventions, laws, regulations and customs in force;

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

(d) the right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial court or tribunal.

Treaty

PROTOCOLE ADDITIONNEL (A/SP.1/01/05) PORTANT AMENDEMENT DU PRÉAMBULE, DES ARTICLES 1ER, 2, 9, 22 ET 30 DU PROTOCOLE A/P1/7/91 RELATIF À LA COUR DE JUSTICE DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ, AINSI QUE DE L’ARTICLE 4 PARAGRAPHE 1 DE LA VERSION ANGLAISE DUDIT PROTOCOLE

4. The Court has jurisdiction to determine case of violation of human rights that occur in any Member State.

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

(d) the right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial court or tribunal.

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

(d) the right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial court or tribunal.

Treaty

Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

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Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)

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Protocol A/P.I/7/91 on the Community Court of Justice

Article 24: Legal CostsUnless the Court shall decide otherwise, each party to the dispute shall bear its own legal expenses.

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