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Act 1945 of Mauritius69, the Judicial and Legal Provisions Act 200070, the Supreme
Court Rules 200071, the Court of Civil Appeal Act of Mauritius, and the Legal Fees
and Costs Rules 200072, among others. The Complainant has himself
acknowledged that, pursuant to Section 198 of the Courts Act, the Supreme Court
Rules are made by the Chief Justice, after consultation with the Rules Committee
and the Judges. The Supreme Court Rules and the Legal and Costs Rules make
respectively the Third and Fourth Schedules of the Courts Act.
174. In this light, it would be paradoxical to conclude that the Respondent State has
not allowed the establishment and improvement of appropriate national
institutions entrusted with the promotion and protection of human rights as
required by Article 26 of the Charter. Based on the above, the African Commission
concludes that there is no violation of Article 26 of the African Charter by the
Respondent State.
Compensation
175. The Commission will now consider the appropriate remedies in light of the
prejudices suffered and the request for compensation made by Complainant. In his
prayer to the Commission, the Complainant requested a compensation in the
amount of Mauritian Rupees Fifty Million (Rs50 000 000), i.e. more than One
Million United States Dollar (US$1,000,000) should the violations of the right to
access to the courts be established against the Respondent State.
176. The Commission has generally determined compensation in the name of
fairness and its jurisprudence. 73 In the case of Mr. Mamboleo M. Itundamilamba v.
DRC, the Commission, noting that the procedures at the national level took four
years and then a subsequent six years after submission of the case to the African
Commission, 'during which period the Complainant must have invested
significant resources in the process, including procedural expenses', the African
Commission requested the DRC to pay compensation for these costs, in accordance
with the laws of the DRC." 74 Three elements seem to emerge from this
69 Courts Act, Cap 168 (Act 41 of 1945) - 7 March 1945.
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