The article examines four categories of litigation that were undertaken in the wake of the suspension of the sadc Tribunal. The first category of proceedings concerned a claim and request for an advisory opinion under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Charter); the second related to arbitration proceedings based on the sadc Protocol on Finance and Investment (fip); the third focussed on proceedings regarding the potential unconstitutionality of a government’s participation in the suspension of the sadc Tribunal; while the fourth concerned conflicts between the sadc and employees before the Botswana High Court. In analysing these proceedings, the article assesses whether litigation thus far undertaken is likely to increase pressure on sadc member states to reinstate some form of individual complaints procedure before the sadc Tribunal.

本文考察了在南共体法庭暂停后进行的四类诉讼。第一类诉讼涉及根据《非洲人权和人民权利宪章》（《非洲宪章》）提出的索赔和咨询意见请求；第二个涉及基于南共体金融和投资议定书（fip）的仲裁程序；第三个重点是关于政府参与暂停南共体法庭的潜在违宪诉讼；第四个是南共体之间的冲突和员工在博茨瓦纳高等法院出庭。在分析这些程序时，本文评估了迄今为止进行的诉讼是否可能增加对南共体成员国的压力，要求其在南共体法庭恢复某种形式的个人申诉程序。