REQUEST N° 2014-107 Country/Territory Côte d'Ivoire Type of court National - higher court Date Mar 25, 2015 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name Supreme Court Seat of court Abidjan Reference number No. 2014-107 Language French Subject Land & soil Keyword Liability/compensation Indigenous peoples Enforcement/compliance International agreement-text Abstract In this case, the Ministry of Environment has taken a decree ordering the eviction of all the lands in protected areas that are illegally occupied by civil populations. The decree has been implemented during a joint operation from the army and from the police who also destroyed the plantations of the neighbouring village of Kouamé Kouassikro.The farmers of the Kouame Kouassikro sued the Ministry of Environment in front of the Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court on the basis that the eviction was not legal and asked for damages for the destruction of their plantations. The Supreme Court considered that the decree could not be challenged because it has already been implemented and that it was not competent to decide on the damages because the demand should be made through a civil procedure. Full text REQUETE N° 2014-107 REP DU 06 JUIN 2014.pdf Website www.consetat.ci