CONTENTS CONTENTS……………….………………………………………………………………….i I. THE PARTIES .................................................................................................. 1 II. SUBJECT OF THE APPLICATION................................................................... 2 A. Facts of the matter ............................................................................................... 2 B. Alleged violations ................................................................................................. 3 III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT ............................ 3 IV. PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES .......................................................................... 4 V. JURISDICTION................................................................................................. 6 A. Objection based on material jurisdiction............................................................... 7 i. Objection based on the Court not being an appellate court ................. 8 ii. Objection based on the Court not being empowered to repeal a law .. 9 B. Other aspects of jurisdiction ............................................................................... 10 VI. ADMISSIBILITY .............................................................................................. 11 A. Objections based on admissibility requirements not provided for by the Charter and the Rules ........................................................................................................... 11 i. On abuse of the right to bring legal proceedings ............................... 11 ii. Objection based on the absence of a link between the main Application and the supplementary Application ................................................... 12 iii. Objection based on lack of interest to bring proceedings .................. 14 B. Admissibility requirements provided for by the Charter and the Rules ............... 15 VII. i. Objection based on non-exhaustion of local remedies ...................... 16 ii. Other admissibility requirements ....................................................... 21 COSTS ........................................................................................................... 21 VIII. OPERATIVE PART......................................................................................... 22 i