John Mkwawa Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2012 to 2017; busiest year 2013 (7 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Public Interest Litigation: Affirmed (2)
• Application: The court grants the application and stays any further proce (1)
• Interpretation of Treaty: Affirmed the lower court's decision. (1)
• Human Rights Violation: Affirmed (1)
• Animal Welfare Case: The appeal is dismissed. (1)

Counts are per published decision as classified by AI; not comparable across courts or years.

Most-cited legislation

• Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community (3)
• Protocol Establishing the East African Community Customs Union (2)
• Protocol for the Establishment of the East Africa Community Common Market (2)
• Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1)
• East African Community Treaty (1)
• East African Common Market Protocol (1)
• East African Court of Justice Rules of Procedure (1)
• Court's Rules of Procedures (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a lower court decision (3), Application for stay of further proceedings pending an intended appeal (1), Applicant seeks to stay execution of a previous ruling pending an appeal (1)
• [Application] outcomes — The court grants the application and stays any further proceedings until the determination of the intended appeal.: 1/1
• [Interpretation of Treaty] outcomes — Affirmed the lower court's decision.: 1/1
• [Appeal] outcomes — The orders in Application No. 12 of 2012 are stayed pending the determination of an intended appeal by the Applicant: 1/1
• [Human Rights Violation] outcomes — Affirmed: 1/1
• [Animal Welfare Case] outcomes — The appeal is dismissed.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~38521 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• To-day's costs in any event. (1)
• Declaration of breach of Treaty (1)
• Declaration of approval of Protocol in breach of Articles 73 and 138 (1)
• Declaration of no mandate to exclude Partner States and the Council (1)
• Declaration of null and void functions by the Secretariat (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.6
• Frequently applied statutes: Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community (3), Protocol Establishing the East African Community Customs Union (2), Protocol for the Establishment of the East Africa Community Common Market (2), Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1), East African Community Treaty (1)