legislation prescribing the rules for impeachment proceedings “in Legislature assembled”. Additionally, Article 43 of the 1986 Liberian Constitution mandates that any such legislation prescribing the procedure for impeachment of public officials, including Judicial Officers, must conform to and be consistent with the requirements of due process of law. 33.Applicant respectfully submits that the Respondent Republic of Liberia through its House of Representatives expressly admitted in preambular paragraph four (4) of the Bill of Impeachment filed against the Applicant that it did not have a specific rule to govern impeachment proceedings when it commenced these impeachment proceedings. This admission by the House of Representatives of the non-existence of prescribed procedure to govern impeachment proceedings makes the entire impeachment proceedings, trial, conviction and replacement of the Applicant on the Supreme Court Bench an outright violation of Applicant’s rights to fair hearing and impartial trial guaranteed by Articles 5 and 7 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Article 10 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Articles 20 (a), 43 and 73 of the 1986 Liberian Constitution. 34. The Respondent’s action has injured the Applicant’s professional standing in an immeasurable material term, exposed Applicant to tremendous public ridicule, reputational taints and damages, both nationally and internationally, depriving him of his human dignity and work under just and satisfactory conditions guaranteed by Articles 5, 7 and 15 of the African Charter. c. Reliefs/orders sought by the Applicant: 14

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