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THE TWENTY FIRST AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS MOOT COURT COMPETITION

UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO MONDLANE, MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE

1 6 OCTOBER 2012

THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES RIGHTS

IN THE MATTER BETWEEN

THE NGO CONCHINA CONCERNED CITIZENS COALITION! "CCCC# $C%&

AND

THE STATE OF CONCHINA

MEMORIAL FOR THE APPLICANT


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS....................................................................................................................ii

LIST OF AUTHORITIES.................................................................................................................. iii

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS............................................................................................................. vi

STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION.................................................................................................. vii

ADMISSIBILITY...............................................................................................................................ix

STATEMENT OF FACTS................................................................................................................. x

SUMMARY OF ISSUES................................................................................................................. xii

SUMMARY OF ARGUMENTS.......................................................................................................xiii

MERITS........................................................................................................................................... 1

I. LEGALITY OF THE INVESTMENT ACT...................................................................................... 1

A. Violation o t!" #i$!t to %#o%"#t& 'n("# a#ti)l" 1* o t!" A#i)an C!a#t"#....................................1

B. Violation o t!" #i$!t to (i+%o+" o nat'#al #"+o'#)"+ 'n("# a#ti)l" ,1 an( ,, o t!" A#i)an

C!a#t"#.............................................................................................................................................-

C. Violation o a#ti)l" 1* o t!" R"vi+"( A#i)an Conv"ntion on t!" Con+"#vation o Nat'#" an(

Nat'#al R"+o'#)"+........................................................................................................................

II REFUSAL TO ACCE/T AID........................................................................................................

A.T!" Ri$!t to oo( an( t!" violation o a#ti)l" ,, o t!" A#i)an C!a#t"#......................................

B.O0li$ation+ 'n("# t!" AU Ma%'to D")la#ation on A$#i)'lt'#" an( Foo( S")'#it& .....................

III. SECTIONS - AND * OF THE SEDITION ACT AND CHILALA2S CONVICTION UNDER THE

ACT..................................................................................................................................................3

IV. THE DEGRADING TREATMENT OF CHILALA BY FORCED FEEDING.................................1,

A.Violation o a#ti)l" o t!" A#i)an C!a#t"#..................................................................................1,

B. Violation o A#ti)l"+ 14 , an( 15 o t!" Conv"ntion a$ain+t To#t'#" an( Ot!"# C#'"l4 In!'6an

o# D"$#a(in$ T#"at6"nt o# /'ni+!6"nt......................................................................................1-

/RAYERS......................................................................................................................................1

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LIST OF AUTHORITIES

INTERNATIONAL TREATIES

1. African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (African Charter), 27 June 1981,

CAB/LEG/67/3. Rev. 5, 21 I.L.M 58 (1982), Adoped !n B"n#u$, %&e G"'!"

2. African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, "doped 15

epe'e* 1968, A$+!e*, A$+e*!". CAB/LEG/2-.1

3. African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights !!" Resolution on #reedom of

$%pression

-. A& 'aputo eclaration on Agriculture and #ood ecurit* (23)

5. +od* of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under An* #orm of etention or

mprisonment. Adoped &e Gene*"$ Ae'$ 9 0ee'e* 1988

6. Charter of the &nited Nations, 1 % 4I

-. eclaration of Principles on #reedom of $%pression in Africa

8. nternational Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, M"*& 23, 1976, 999 ..%.. 171

9. nternational Covenant on $conomic ocial and Cultural Rights, J"nu"* 3, 1976, 993

..%.. 3

"!.nternational #ood ecurit* reat*

11.Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights on the $sta/lishment of

an African Court on Human and Peoples Rights,AG Re. 23 (1998/2-)

12.Rev!ed African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Naturl Resources,

"doped !n M"puo Mo"'!ue, 11 Ju$ 23.

13.iracusa Principles on the 0imitation and erogation of Provisions in the nternational

Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,Anne, 0o E/C.-/198-/- (198-)

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1-.tandard 'inimum Rules for the reatment of Prisoners. Adoped &e :!* n!ed

"!on Con+*e on &e ;*even!on o< C*!'e "nd &e %*e"'en o< =


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7. $ritrea: nterights (on /ehalf of Pan African 'ovement and ;thers) v $ritrea and

$thiopia (23) ARLR 7- (AC;R 23)

8. E*!*e"? 2egveld and Another v $ritrea(23) ARLR 8- (AC;R 23)

9. #orum of Conscience v ierra 0eone 3ACC 3

BOO'S AND ARTICLES

1. A'o$$o R D$nsuring Rights ma6e Real Change 29 ER Rev!e o$u'e 1

2. 0u+"*d J nternational 0a9 DA outh African Persepeive 3*d ed (Ju" Co Ld

C$"*e'on 29)

3. Eo*"& % FHuman Rights evelopments in African u/4Regional Communities during

!! 21 ARLR 2-9252

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-. Lu'!n" C F#ree trade or Eust tradeF he 9orld trade organisation, human rights and

development (Part ) 21L", 0e'o*" "nd 0eve$o'en o$u'e -

5. Ro!non ; 29 he Right to a #air rial in nternational 0a9 Co$$ou!u' on

Ine*n"!on"$ Ju!e Ro'e

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

1. ACCR African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural

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Resources

2. ARLR African Human Rights 0a9 Reports

3. African Charter African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights

-. A


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on Human and Peoples Rights on the $sta/lishment of an African Court on Human

and Peoples Rights (&e*e!n"&u'"n *!+& !n*u'en o e !ne*p*eed "nd "pp$!ed o &e "pp$!"nH "nd

*epondenH u'!ed !ue. e*e &e #u*!d!!on o< &e Cou* o de"$ !& &e

p"*!eH *epe!ve !ue ! e"$!&ed.1A*!$e 3(2) o< &e ;*ooo$

, A*!$e 3(2) o< &e Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights on the$sta/lishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples Rights. GIn &e even o< " d!pue " o&e&e* &e Cou* &" #u*!d!!on, &e Cou* &"$$ de!de.K

- A*!$e 5(3) o< &e Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights on the$sta/lishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples Rights. G%&e Cou* '" en!$e *e$ev"n onGove*n'en"$ =*+"n!"!on (G=) !& oe*ve* "u e


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ADMISSIBILITY

-. In e*' o< "*!$e 5(3)-"nd !n *e$"!on o "*!$e 3-(6)5o< &e Protocol to the African

Charter, &e Cou* '" pe*'! "n *e$ev"n G= !& oe*ve* "u e


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STATEMENT OF FACTS

7. %&e *eponden "e o< Con&!n" ! " deve$op!n+ A

one o< &e poo*e oun*!e. %&e o"$ popu$"!on o< Con&!n" ! e!'"ed "

'!$$!on peop$e. %&e *u$!n+ po$!!"$ p"* ! Con&!n" Independene ;"* "nd ! '"!n

oppo!!on ! :*on


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11. In J"nu"* 211, :IC "pp*o"&ed &e Con!u!on"$ Cou* "!n+ &" &e *!+& o


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SUMMARY OF ISSUES

1-. %&e CCCC *epe


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SUMMARY OF ARGUMENTS

16.%&e "pp$!"n u'! &" &e peop$e o< Con&!n" &"ve " o$$e!ve *!+& o p*ope*

"nd !'p$e'en!n+ &e nvestment Act &e *eponden "e v!o$"ed &e *!+& o

p*ope* " on"!ned !n "*!$e 1- o< &e African Charter. :u*&e*, &e "e o

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