Interprets and applies the EAC Treaty through a First Instance and an Appellate Division. Individuals may challenge the legality of partner-state acts for infringing the Treaty, though it has no express human rights jurisdiction.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- international
- Court type
- Sub-regional treaty court
- Jurisdiction
- East African Community partner states
- Seat
- Arusha
- Established
- 2001
- Languages
- English
Where an appeal goes next
Appellate Division
Filing at this court
- Time limit
- Two months from the act, decision or publication complained of
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