An Appraisal of the Jurisprudence behind Jurisdiction and Admissibility Criteria of the East African Court of Justice Vis a Vis Lessons from United Nations System, the European Union and the African Human Rights System
For an International Court to entertain and decide on merits of a dispute, it must have jurisdiction over the claim which must also be admissible. Jurisdiction and Admissibility are two phenomenon (phenomena) that form the basis for preliminary objection in international courts.[i] The two concepts are correlated; still, the distinction between them is very important …