Court finds that the failure to determine the issue of the ownership of
the property alleged to have been stolen and the discrepancies in
the description of this property, were violations of a fundamental
nature and adversely affected his right to a fair hearing at the trial
and Appellate Courts.
V.
The alleged
Obligation to
Freedoms
Violation by
the 2Respondent of its
Recognise the Rights, Duties
Enshrined in the Charter
and
and to Adopt
Measures to Give Them Effect.
132. The Applicant contends generally, that the Respondent has
violated Article 1 of the Charter on the obligation to recognise the
rights, duties and freedoms enshrined in the Charter and to
undertake to adopt measures to give effect to them.
133. In response, the Respondent denies violating article 1 of the
Charter. The Respondent states that it has domesticated the Charter
through the Bill of Rights of its Constitution, the Basic Rights and
Duties Enforcement Act and the Criminal Procedure Act. The
Respondent has also made the declaration under Article 34(6) of the
Court's Protocol.
134. The Court notes that the Respondent State has ratified the
Charter and adopted constitutional and statutory measures to
domesticate it and made the declaration under Article 34(6) of the
Protocol.
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