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SADC Tribunal

Reviewed· 2026-08-03Windhoek

Suspended in 2010 and stripped of its individual-access jurisdiction in 2014 after ruling against Zimbabwe in the Campbell land case. It is listed here because its suspension is the reason litigants in Southern Africa have no sub-regional forum comparable to the ECOWAS Court.

How the court is constituted

Tier
international
Court type
Sub-regional treaty tribunal, suspended
Jurisdiction
Southern African Development Community member states
Seat
Windhoek
Established
2005
Languages
English, Portuguese, French

Where an appeal goes next

Not operative

Decisions worth knowing

  • Mike Campbell (Pvt) Ltd v Republic of Zimbabwe2008

    Land acquisitions without compensation breached the SADC Treaty; the ruling led to the Tribunal's suspension.

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