LCP4807 Assignment 2 Due March 2026 - Distinction Guaranteed

LCP4807
ASSIGNMENT 2
DUE DATE: 21 APRIL 2026

,TABLE OF CONTENTS



1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................... 1



2.1. Locus Standi of DAA....................................................................... 2

2.2. Compliance with Article 56 of the African Charter........................... 2
2.3. The Central Question: Exhaustion of Local Remedies................... 3
2.4. The Exception to the Exhaustion Rule............................................ 3

3. JURISDICTION OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION



3.1. Ratione Personae (Personal Jurisdiction)........................................4
3.2. Ratione Materiae (Subject-Matter Jurisdiction)............................... 4
3.3. Ratione Temporis (Temporal Jurisdiction)....................................... 5
3.4. Ratione Loci (Territorial Jurisdiction) .............................................. 5

4. SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES: VIOLATIONS OF THE AFRICAN CHARTER

4.1. Violation of Article 1: Obligation of Member States............................5
4.2. Violation of Article 2: Freedom from Discrimination............................6
4.3. Violation of Article 4: Right to Life (Derivative)....................................6
4.4. Violation of Article 14: Right to Property............................................. 7
4.5. Violation of Article 16: Right to Health.................................................7
4.6. Violation of Article 17: Right to Education and Cultural Participation
4.8. Violations of the Maputo Protocol ...................................................... 9

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, 6. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION........................................ .10

REFERENCES ……………………………………………………………….12

LCP4807 ASSIGNMENT 2 2026

DUE MARCH 2026


Can the DAA take this case to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’
Rights? Regardless of whether your answer is yes or no, provide a critical
analysis taking into consideration the procedural issues, possible rights that are
violated in terms of the Charter, substantive issues, and the possible remedies.




1. INTRODUCTION


You have requested an opinion on whether your organisation, Developed
Afrika for All
(DAA), can take the case of Mr. Martin Ricardor and the community of
Magadi to the
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission). The
case concerns the Republic of Sofala's alleged failure to provide basic
necessities such as clean water, schools, roads, and health facilities,
despite Mr. Ricardor's decade-long pursuit of domestic remedies,
culminating in a dismissal by the Constitutional Court based on budgetary
constraints.




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