A party’s non-participation in proceedings before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights and other regional courts in Africa

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Non-participation by parties is prevalent in regional courts in Africa, impacting judicial proceedings.
The regional courts typically have legal frameworks allowing default judgments, but this has rarely been applied.
A comparative analysis indicates that regional courts aim for well-founded judgments, benefiting non-participating parties.
Sustaining rigorous evaluations in the face of increasing caseloads may pose challenges for these judicial institutions.

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Analysis reveals regional courts face non-participation challenges, suggesting reforms may be needed.

Christopher W. Lentz (2023) studied this question.

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