TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................. i I. THE PARTIES.................................................................................................... 2 II. SUBJECT OF THE APPLICATION .................................................................... 2 A. Facts of the matter ..................................................................................... 2 B. Alleged violations ....................................................................................... 3 III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT ............................. 3 IV. PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES............................................................................ 4 V. JURISDICTION .................................................................................................. 6 VI. A. Objection to material jurisdiction ................................................................ 6 B. Other aspects of jurisdiction ...................................................................... 8 ADMISSIBILITY ................................................................................................. 9 VII. MERITS ........................................................................................................... 12 A. Alleged violation of the right to have one’s cause heard .......................... 13 i. Allegation relating to the evidence upon which the conviction was based ................................................................................................ 13 ii. Allegation relating to non-consideration of the evidence in the defence of the Applicant.................................................................................. 16 B. Alleged violation of the right to equal protection of the law ...................... 17 C. Alleged violation of the right to dignity ..................................................... 18 VIII. REPARATIONS ............................................................................................... 19 IX. COSTS ............................................................................................................. 19 X. OPERATIVE PART .......................................................................................... 20 i