removal deprives him of salaries, allowances and other associated benefits which he would have otherwise received until his legal retirement at age seventy (70). 165. The Applicant again prayed this Court for an order restoring him to his previous position as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia claiming that this order is absolutely necessary to discourage Member States from arbitrary removal of judicial officers only to thereafter get away with it by payment of simple compensation. Such restitution orders, according to the Applicant are bound to serve as adequate deterrent especially in the face of wanton arbitrary and illegal removal of judicial officers in the West African Sub-region. The Applicant concluded by praying for an order directing the Respondent to put in place rules of procedure to govern impeachment proceeding in Liberia as envisaged under Section 43 of the Liberian 1986 Constitution and in conformity with its international obligations. 166. It is trite law that there is a right in international law to an effective remedy for violations of the rights of any accused, as reflected in Article 2(3) (a) of the ICCPR which states: “Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes: (a) To ensure that any person whose rights or freedoms as herein recognized are violated shall have an effective remedy, notwithstanding that the violation has been committed by persons acting in an official capacity; (b) To ensure that any person claiming such a remedy shall have his right thereto determined by competent judicial, administrative or legislative authorities, or by any other competent authority provided for by the legal system of the State, and to develop the possibilities of judicial remedy; (c) To ensure that the competent authorities shall 67