This document provides an overview of Benin's Constitutional Court and its role in protecting human rights. It discusses the court's origins following Benin's transition to democracy in 1990 after decades of authoritarian rule. The court was given broad subject matter jurisdiction over human rights violations and liberal standing rules allowing direct citizen access. This hybrid structure gives it functions of both a constitutional court and a human rights commission. The document analyzes the court's institutional design and jurisprudence, finding it has served as a model but that limitations have impeded its ability to provide full redress to victims.