are met.
42. From the record, the Court notes that the Applicant has been clearly
identified by name, in fulfilment of Rule 50(2)(a) of the Rules.
43. The Court also notes that the Applicant’s claims seek to protect his rights
guaranteed under the Charter. It further notes that one of the objectives of
the Constitutive Act of the African Union, as stated in Article 3(h) thereof, is
the promotion and protection of human and peoples’ rights. Furthermore,
nothing on file indicates that the Application is incompatible with the
Constitutive Act of the African Union. The Court holds, therefore, that the
requirement of Rule 50(2)(b) of the Rules is met.
44. The Court observes that the language used in the Application is not
disparaging or insulting to the Respondent State or its institutions in
fulfilment of Rule 50(2)(c) of the Rules.
45. Further, the Court also observes that the Application is not based
exclusively on news disseminated through mass media as it is founded on
legal documents in fulfilment of the requirements in Rule 50(2)(d) of the
Rules.
46. In relation to the requirement for filing Applications within a reasonable time,
under Rule 50(2)(f), the Court recalls that neither the Charter nor the Rules
specify the time frame within which Applications must be filed, after
exhaustion of local remedies. As per the Court’s jurisprudence “[…] the
reasonableness of the timeframe for seizure depends on the specific
circumstances of the case and should be determined on a case-by-case
basis.”12
47. Specifically, the Court notes that the decision of the Court of Appeal
dismissing the Applicant’s appeal, was rendered on 20 June 2014 while this
12
Zongo and Others v. Burkina Faso (merits), supra, § 92. See also Thomas v. Tanzania (merits), supra,
§ 73.
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