iv. That the instant suit is a bait to draw this Court into the business of internal political activities within the 1 st Respondent State, such as pronouncing on the propriety or otherwise of the processes and rules of impeachment, trial, conviction and removal from office of the Applicant by the 1 st Respondent’s Legislative Assembly; and v. That the instant application is nothing more than a vexatious, malicious and frivolous attempt to harass, embarrass and inconvenience the Respondents.” 45.The Applicant alleges specific violations of his human rights by the Respondents in the nature of right to fair hearing and impartial trial, the dignity of his person, and to work under just and satisfactory conditions, as guaranteed under several international human rights instruments to which the 1st Respondent is a party particularly the African Charter, as well as under the Constitution of the 1st Respondent, by subjecting him to impeachment without prescribed Rules of Procedure, trial, conviction, removal from office, and replacement as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia. 46.The Court recalls its jurisprudence on primacy of jurisdiction whenever raised in a suit where it was stated in the case of HOPE DEMOCRATIC PARTY & 1 ANOR. V. THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA & 5 ORS. (2015) JUDGMENT NO. ECW/CCJ/JUD/19/15 (UNREPORTED) @ Pg. 11 that: “Jurisdiction is fundamental to any judicial proceeding. It must be clearly shown to exist at the commencement of or during the proceedings otherwise such proceedings no matter how well conducted 20

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