SADC Tribunal
The SADC Tribunal was a court and the highest policy institution of the
Before the first case was heard by the Tribunal, the Turnhalle burned down on 18 January 2007. The court room was completely destroyed.[2] Reconstruction work started in November 2007.[3]
Key decisions
In one of its first cases,
Dissolution
The 2012 SADC summit resolved to limit the jurisdiction of the Tribunal to "disputes between member states" and so barred cases from individuals and companies to bring cases. Until 2012, only individuals had approached the Tribunal. SADC member states normally do not take each other to court so the necessity of the institution is now doubtful. The SADC resolution was described as effectively "neuter[ing]" the Tribunal, and has been condemned by various groups.[8] Later that year SADC disbanded the Tribunal altogether.[9]
References
- ^ "SADC Tribunal Brief History". SADC Tribunal. p. 4. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ Isaacs, Denver (19 January 2007). "Turnhalle gutted, fireman in ICU". The Namibian.
- ^ Isaacs, Denver (29 November 2007). "Turnhalle rises from ashes". The Namibian.
- ^ "Mike Campbell (Pvt) Ltd and Others v Republic of Zimbabwe". Southern African Legal Information Institute (SAFLII). 28 November 2008.
- Dixon, Robyn (8 April 2011). "Mike Campbell dies at 78; white Zimbabwean challenged seizure of lands". Los Angeles Times. Johannesburg.
- ^ "Communique of the 30th Jubilee Summit of the SADC Heads of State and Government". Republic of Namibia via TradeMark Southern Africa. 17 August 2010.
- ^ Weidlich, Brigitte (11 November 2010). "SADC Tribunal in limbo". The Namibian.
- ^ Sasman, Catherine (21 August 2012). "SADC leaders neuter Tribunal". The Namibian.
- ^ Mongudhi, Tileni (10 October 2013). "SADC Tribunal to pay N$10m in retrenchment packages". The Namibian.