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57.The
Respondent
State,
referring to the Court's jurisprudence’,
Applicant cannot rely on the exception
provided
contends
that the
under Article 56(5) of the Charter
because he neglected to pursue domestic remedies.
58. The
Applicant
states
that
the
procedure
for seeking
redress
for
human
rights
violations provided under Article 33 of the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana
is
discretionary and accordingly, there is no need for him to exhaust this remedy.
59. The Applicant also states that Article 33(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of
Ghana provides that a person aggrieved by the decision of the High Court may appeal
to the Court of Appeal and further appeal to the Supreme Court. He contends that it
is inconceivable that the High Court or Court of Appeal would reverse a decision of
the Review Bench of the Supreme Court, noting that in any case, the Supreme Court
would have the final say on appeals from those subordinate courts, in this case, to
determine whether it violated the Applicant's rights.
60. The Applicant further avers that his rights guaranteed under Articles 2, 3 and 7 of the
Charter have been violated by the Supreme
Coun,
the highest and final appellate
court of the Respondent State and therefore he has exhausted local remedies.
61. In light of the above, the Applicant argues that the procedure under Article 33(1) of
the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana is not capable of addressing his complaint.
According to him, this is because the procedure envisaged therein is ineffective due
to the constitutional
impediment
posed
in challenging
a decision
of the Supreme
Court, (the highest court) at the High Court. He cites Dawda Jawara v. The Gambia’?
to buttress this point.
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'2 Application No.003/2012. Ruling of 28/03/2014 (Admissibility), Peter Joseph Chacha v. United Republic
of Tanzania (hereinafter referred to as “Peter Joseph Chacha v. Tanzania Judgment (admissibility)”), §
142.
'3 Dawda Jawara v. The Gambia (2000) AHRLR 107 (ACHPR 2000).
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