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10. He further alleges the violation of Articles 1 and 12(1) and (2) of the Charter and of
his right to nationality.
SUMMARY
OF THE PROCEDURE
BEFORE
THE COURT
11. The Court was on 2 June 2015 seized of the Application, which was served on the
Respondent State on 15 September 2015, requesting it to file its Response to the
Application
within
sixty
(60)
days
of
receipt
thereof.
On
the
same
date,
the
Application was transmitted to the Executive Council of the African Union and all the
State Parties to the
Protocol,
and through the Chairperson
of the African
Union
Commission, to all the State Parties to the Protocol, pursuant to Rule 35 (3) of the
Rules of Court (hereinafter referred to as “the Rules’).
12. The Court notes that the initial Application was filed on 2 June 2015 by Mrs. Georgia
Penessis,
the Applicant's grandmother,
subsequent communications
on behalf of her grandson.
However,
all
received by the Court emanated from the Applicant's
counsel and the Applicant himself.
For this reason and to avoid confusion, the Court
on 17 January 2018 issued an order to change the title of the Application and avoid
a mix up of the names. The new Application was therefore retitled Application No.
013/2015
- Robert
John
Penessis
v.
United
Republic
of
Tanzania
instead
of
Application No. 013/2015 - Georgia J. Penessis representing Robert J. Penessis v.
United Republic of Tanzania.
13. The Parties filed their pleadings within the time limit prescribed by the Court and
these were duly exchanged
between
the Parties. On
19 and 20 March 2018, the
Court held a Public Hearing at which both Parties were represented.
14. Pursuant to the Court’s decision at its 49th Ordinary Session held from 16 April to 11
May
2019,
at which
it decided
to
adjudicate
concurrently
on
the
merits
and
reparations, the Registry invited both Parties to file their submissions on reparations.
On 1 August 2018, the Applicant filed his submissions and on 6 August 2018, a copy