East African Court of Appeal

TheEast African Court of Appeal(EACA) was a court which served as the appellate court for the British colonies in eastern Africa and west Asia.

The court was established in 1902 as theEastern African Court of Appealand was the appellate court forBritish Kenya,Uganda Protectorate,andNyasaland.Later, the court's name was changed to the East African Court of Appeal, and in the 1950s to theCourt of Appeal for East Africaor theCourt of Appeal for Eastern Africa.The court was based in Kenya.

Over time, the jurisdiction of the court grew to become the appellate court for theSultanate of Zanzibar,Tanganyika,British Somaliland,Aden Protectorate,Colony of Aden,Federation of South Arabia,Protectorate of South Arabia,British Mauritius,British Seychelles,andSaint Helena.

Decisions of the court could be appealed with leave to theJudicial Committee of the Privy Council.

The court was retained by independentKenya,Tanzania,andUgandaas the appellate court for theEast African Community.

When the original East African Community was abolished in 1977, so too was the court.

See also

• West African Court of Appeal

References

• Bonny Ibhawoh,Imperial Justice: Africans in Empire's Court(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013)ISBN9780199664849