B. Other conditions of admissibility
52. The Court notes that there is no contention regarding compliance with the
conditions set out in Rule 50(2)(a), (b), (c), (d) and (g) of the Rules.
Nonetheless, it must satisfy itself that these conditions have been met.
53. From the records on file, the Court notes that the Applicant has been clearly
identified by name, in fulfilment of Rule 50(2)(a) of the Rules.
54. The Court 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, thus, the Application fulfils the
requirement set out in Rule 50(2)(b) of the Rules.
55. 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.
56. With regard to exhaustion of local remedies, the Court observes that the
Applicant’s appeal before the Court of Appeal, the highest judicial organ of
the Respondent State, was determined when that Court rendered its
judgment on 28 November 2011. In light of this, the Court considers that the
Respondent State had the opportunity to address the violations allegedly
arising from the Applicant’s trial and appeals.
57. The Court notes that the Application is not based exclusively on news
disseminated through mass media as it is founded on legal documents, in
fulfilment with Rule 50(2)(d) of the Rules.
58. Furthermore, the Application does not concern a case which has already
been settled by the Parties in accordance with the principles of the Charter
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