Falana -Vs- The African Union- A New Conundrum In Access To Justice By Kayode Oladele

By Kayode Oladele The development of public interest litigation as an integral part of democracy and the functioning of a municipal legal system is perhaps one of the fundamental gains of democratization process that swept through Africa in the beginning of the twentieth century. There is marked increase in judicial activism and a corresponding rise in public interest litigation as issues of social justice and public accountability continue to engage the Courts. Human rights lawyers, particularly, those who tackled the collapsed military dictatorships and non-governmental organizations frequently seek judicial review of executive actions and wrongs committed by public officials or government agencies with a view to protecting human and peoples rights and enhancing public liberty, social justice, integrity and good governance. read more
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