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SADC Tribunal

The SADC Tribunal was a court and the highest policy institution of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). It was housed in the Turnhalle building in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. Although established on paper since 1992, members of the Tribunal were only appointed during the SADC Summit in 2005. On 18 November 2005 the Tribunal was inaugurated and the members were sworn in by Peter Shivute, chief justice of Namibia of the Namibian Supreme Court.

Before the first case was heard by the Tribunal, the Turnhalle burned down on 18 January 2007. The court room was completely destroyed. Reconstruction work started in November 2007.

Key decisions

In one of its first cases, Mike Campbell (Pvt) Ltd and Others v Republic of Zimbabwe{{cite web

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. Later that year SADC disbanded the Tribunal altogether.{{cite news

Judges

Ivy Kamanga, who is a supreme court judge in Malawi, was a judge at the Southern African Development Community Administrative Tribunal.

References

References

  1. "SADC Tribunal Brief History".
  2. Isaacs, Denver. (19 January 2007). "Turnhalle gutted, fireman in ICU". [[The Namibian]].
  3. Isaacs, Denver. (29 November 2007). "Turnhalle rises from ashes". [[The Namibian]].
  4. Dixon, Robyn. (8 April 2011). "Mike Campbell dies at 78; white Zimbabwean challenged seizure of lands". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  5. (17 August 2010). "Communique of the 30th Jubilee Summit of the SADC Heads of State and Government". Republic of Namibia via TradeMark Southern Africa.
  6. Sasman, Catherine. (21 August 2012). "SADC leaders neuter Tribunal". [[The Namibian]].
  7. "JUSTICES OF APPEAL {{!}} Malawi Judiciary".
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