LCP4807 Assignment 1 Semester 1 2026 (Answer Guide) - DUE 7 April
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VERIFIED AND CERTIFIED ANSWERS. WRITTEN IN REQUIRED FORMAT AND WITHIN
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PLAGARIZE. Thank you and success in your academics.
UNISA, 2026
Contents
CAN DEVELOPED AFRIKA FOR ALL (DAA) TAKE THE RICARDOR CASE TO THE
AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS? ................................................. 2
A Procedural and Substantive Analysis ........................................................................................ 2
1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 2
2. Jurisdiction of the African Commission.................................................................................... 2
2.1 Legal Basis of the Commission’s Authority....................................................................... 2
2.2 Personal Jurisdiction ............................................................................................................... 3
2.3 Territorial and Temporal Jurisdiction .................................................................................. 3
3. Admissibility Requirements Under Article 56 .......................................................................... 4
3.1 Exhaustion of Local Remedies (Article 56(5)) ................................................................... 4
3.2 Reasonable Time (Article 56(6)) ............................................................................................ 4
3.3 Non-Anonymity and Compatibility (Articles 56(1)–(2)) .................................................... 4
3.4 Not Based Exclusively on Media Reports (Article 56(4)) ................................................ 5
Conclusion on Admissibility ......................................................................................................... 5
4. Substantive Violations of the African Charter ......................................................................... 5
4.1 Right to Dignity (Article 5) ........................................................................................................... 5
4.2 Right to Health (Article 16) .......................................................................................................... 5
4.3 Right to Education (Article 17) ................................................................................................... 6
4.4 Right to Development (Article 22) ............................................................................................. 6
4.5 Right to a Satisfactory Environment (Article 24) .................................................................. 6
4.6 Gender Discrimination and the Women’s Protocol .............................................................. 6
5. Progressive Realisation and Budgetary Constraints............................................................. 7
6. Possible Remedies.......................................................................................................................... 7
7. Broader Significance ...................................................................................................................... 8
8. Conclusion ........................................................................................................................................ 8
Reference ................................................................................................................................................... 8
, CAN DEVELOPED AFRIKA FOR ALL (DAA) TAKE THE RICARDOR CASE TO THE
AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS?
A Procedural and Substantive Analysis
1. Introduction
The Republic of Sofala is a constitutionally governed state that has ratified key
international and regional human rights instruments, including the African Charter on
Human and Peoples' Rights (African Charter), the Protocol on the Rights of Women in
Africa, and the Protocol establishing the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights.
Despite these formal commitments, the situation in Magadi village reflects severe socio-
economic deprivation. The community lacks access to clean water, healthcare,
education, roads and basic infrastructure. After exhausting domestic remedies,
including litigation before the Constitutional Court of Sofala, Mr Martin Ricardor now
seeks regional redress through the assistance of Developed Afrika for All (DAA), a
regional NGO.
This essay examines whether DAA can bring the case before the African Commission
on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR). It analyses procedural admissibility
requirements under Article 56 of the African Charter, evaluates potential substantive
violations, critically engages with the defence of budgetary constraints, and considers
possible remedies. It argues that the case is admissible and that Sofala’s prolonged
inaction may constitute multiple violations of the Charter.
2. Jurisdiction of the African Commission
2.1 Legal Basis of the Commission’s Authority
The African Commission was established under Article 30 of the African Charter with a
mandate to promote and protect human and peoples’ rights (Viljoen, 2012). Under
2026
VERIFIED AND CERTIFIED ANSWERS. WRITTEN IN REQUIRED FORMAT AND WITHIN
GIVEN GUIDELINES. IT IS GOOD TO USE AS A GUIDE AND FOR REFERENCE, NEVER
PLAGARIZE. Thank you and success in your academics.
UNISA, 2026
Contents
CAN DEVELOPED AFRIKA FOR ALL (DAA) TAKE THE RICARDOR CASE TO THE
AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS? ................................................. 2
A Procedural and Substantive Analysis ........................................................................................ 2
1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 2
2. Jurisdiction of the African Commission.................................................................................... 2
2.1 Legal Basis of the Commission’s Authority....................................................................... 2
2.2 Personal Jurisdiction ............................................................................................................... 3
2.3 Territorial and Temporal Jurisdiction .................................................................................. 3
3. Admissibility Requirements Under Article 56 .......................................................................... 4
3.1 Exhaustion of Local Remedies (Article 56(5)) ................................................................... 4
3.2 Reasonable Time (Article 56(6)) ............................................................................................ 4
3.3 Non-Anonymity and Compatibility (Articles 56(1)–(2)) .................................................... 4
3.4 Not Based Exclusively on Media Reports (Article 56(4)) ................................................ 5
Conclusion on Admissibility ......................................................................................................... 5
4. Substantive Violations of the African Charter ......................................................................... 5
4.1 Right to Dignity (Article 5) ........................................................................................................... 5
4.2 Right to Health (Article 16) .......................................................................................................... 5
4.3 Right to Education (Article 17) ................................................................................................... 6
4.4 Right to Development (Article 22) ............................................................................................. 6
4.5 Right to a Satisfactory Environment (Article 24) .................................................................. 6
4.6 Gender Discrimination and the Women’s Protocol .............................................................. 6
5. Progressive Realisation and Budgetary Constraints............................................................. 7
6. Possible Remedies.......................................................................................................................... 7
7. Broader Significance ...................................................................................................................... 8
8. Conclusion ........................................................................................................................................ 8
Reference ................................................................................................................................................... 8
, CAN DEVELOPED AFRIKA FOR ALL (DAA) TAKE THE RICARDOR CASE TO THE
AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS?
A Procedural and Substantive Analysis
1. Introduction
The Republic of Sofala is a constitutionally governed state that has ratified key
international and regional human rights instruments, including the African Charter on
Human and Peoples' Rights (African Charter), the Protocol on the Rights of Women in
Africa, and the Protocol establishing the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights.
Despite these formal commitments, the situation in Magadi village reflects severe socio-
economic deprivation. The community lacks access to clean water, healthcare,
education, roads and basic infrastructure. After exhausting domestic remedies,
including litigation before the Constitutional Court of Sofala, Mr Martin Ricardor now
seeks regional redress through the assistance of Developed Afrika for All (DAA), a
regional NGO.
This essay examines whether DAA can bring the case before the African Commission
on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR). It analyses procedural admissibility
requirements under Article 56 of the African Charter, evaluates potential substantive
violations, critically engages with the defence of budgetary constraints, and considers
possible remedies. It argues that the case is admissible and that Sofala’s prolonged
inaction may constitute multiple violations of the Charter.
2. Jurisdiction of the African Commission
2.1 Legal Basis of the Commission’s Authority
The African Commission was established under Article 30 of the African Charter with a
mandate to promote and protect human and peoples’ rights (Viljoen, 2012). Under
