the existence of proceedings against Mr. Hissein Habre
interpretation of the Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance,
the effective remedy,
the separation of powers and the independence of the judiciary and
non-retroactivity of criminal law.
a) The violations of human rights related to the existence of a
case against Mr. Habre Hissein
28. The questions of violations of his human rights invoked by Mr. Hissein
Habre in relation to equality before the law and justice, the authority of res
judicata and the right to a fair trial, to be relevant and lead the Court to rule,
require the prior existence of a proceeding or criminal prosecution against Mr.
Hissein Habre on the basis of the reforms introduced by the State of Senegal.
29. At this stage no procedures or act of prosecution against Mr. Hissein Habre is
as stated in the State of Senegal, that does not deny the Applicant, whose concern
lies in the possibility of new proceedings against him based on the compliance of its
criminal law made by the State of Senegal to comply with its international
commitments.
30. Essentially these violations alleged by the Applicant related to a hypothesis
and allow the Court to say that they are only potential, so he objection must
exclude them from discussion.
b) The violation related to the interpretation of the Protocol on
Democracy and Good Governance
31. Mr. Hissein Habre citing the following provision of the Protocol on Democracy
and Good Governance for ECOWAS, which states that: "the rights contained