International Law Doctrine and its Application in the Specific Context of Human Rights Protection," European University Institute, EUI Working Papers Law 2007/02, p 15 51 There is a plethora of decisions of the Commission on this subject. For ease of reference, see the Compilation of Decisions on Communications of the African Commission on Human & Peoples' Rights: 1994-2001', (2002) Institute for Human Rights & Development, p.429-430; Decisions of the African Commission on Human & Peoples' Rights on Communications: 2002-2007' (2008) Institute for Human Rights & Development, p.421-424. 52 Communication 242/01- Institute of Human Rights and Development in Africa and Interights vs.Mauritania (2004) ACHPR para 27. 53 Communication 221/98 - Alfred B. Cudjoe vs. Ghana (1999) ACHPR para 14 54 Communications Procedure, available at http://www.achpr.org/communications/procedure (accessed on 26 September 2012) 55 Fn 24, para 48. 56 Communication 25/89-47/90-56/91-100/93 - Free Legal Assistance Group, Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights, Union Interafricaine des Droits de l'Homme, Les Témoins de Jehovah vs. DRC (1996)(ACHPR). See also Communication 54/91-61/91-96/93-98/93-164/97_196/97-210/98 - Malawi African Association, Amnesty International, Ms Sarr Diop, Union interafricaine des droits de l'Homme and RADDHO, Collectif des veuves et ayants-Droit, Association mauritanienne des droits de l'Homme / Mauritania(2000), ACHPR, para 85, ; Communication 73/92 - Mohammed Lamin Diakité vs. Gabon (2000)(ACHPR) para 16&Communication 71/92 - Rencontre africaine pour la défence des droits de l'Homme (RADDHO) vs. Zambia(1997) (ACHPR) para 11. 57 European Court of Human Rights - Practical Guide on Admissibility Criteria, (2011) (accessed on 6 August, 2014 - updated by editor). [Emphasis added]. 58 Article 2, SADC Tribunal available at http://www.sadc.int/documents-publications/show/Declaration__Treaty_of_SADC.pdf (accessed on 07 August 2014). 59 Communications 25/89-47/90-56/91-100/9, 54/91-61/91-96/93-98/93-164/97-196/97-210/98&27/89-46/91-49/91-99/93; fn76 above. 60 Notably, the Complainant cannot file an application in Tanzania (or any other Respondent State for that matter) against the other Respondent States, as the national courts of Tanzania have no jurisdiction over the other Respondent States. See Communication 157/96 - Association pour la sauvegarde de la paix au Burundi / Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zaire (DRC), Zambia (2004) ACHPR para 65. 61 Communication 333/06 (n21 above), para 68. See also Communication 310/05 - Darfur Relief and Documentation Centre vs. Sudan(2009)ACHPR, para 75. 62 See Article 55(1)&(2) of the Charter. See also Comm. 65/92 - Ligue Camerounaise des Droit de l'Homme vs. Cameroon (1997) ACHPR, para 10. 63 Ibid, paras.9.4., 33 & 10.2(i) &(iii). 64 Annexure E to the Communication, p171-174. 65 Id, para8. 66 Id, para 7. 67 Also known as the principle or Prohibition of Double Jeopardy. 68 The principle that a final judgment of a competent court or tribunal is conclusive on the parties in any subsequent litigation involving the same cause of action. 69 See Communication 40/90 - Bob Ngozi Njoku V. Egypt (1997)ACHPR, paras 54-56. See also Viljoen, n 53 above, p320. 70 Communication 279/03, 296/05 (joined), Sudan Human Rights Organisation and the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions vs. Sudan (2010)ACHPR, para 105. See also, Viljoen, n53 above, p321. 71 Id, para 104. See also, Viljoen, n53 above, p 321. 72 Adopted at the 11th Ordinary Session of the African Commission held in Tunis, Tunisia from 2 to 9 March 1992 73 Communication 129/94 Civil Liberties Organisation v Nigeria (1995)(ACHPR) para 13.The Complainant also relies on Communication 143/95, 150/96 - Constitutional Rights Project & Civil Liberties Organisation v Nigeria (1999) (ACHPR); Communications 137/94, 154/96, 161/97 - International PEN, Constitutional Rights Project, Civil Liberties Organisation & Interights (On behalf of Ken Saro-Wiwa Jnr) v Nigeria (1999) (ACHPR). 20