55. Accordingly, the Court dismisses the Respondent State’s objection to the
admissibility of the Application based on failure to file the Application within
reasonable time.
C. Other admissibility requirements
56. The Court notes that there is no contention regarding compliance with the
requirements set out in Rule 50(2) (a), (b), (c), (d) and (g) of the Rules. This
notwithstanding, it must satisfy itself that the Application fulfils these
requirements.
57. From the records, the Court notes that the Applicant has been clearly
identified by name in fulfilment of Rule 50(2)(a) of the Rules.
58. The Court also notes that the Applicant’s claims seek to protect his rights
guaranteed under the Charter. It also notes that one of the objectives of the
Constitutive Act of the African Union as stipulated under Article 3(h), is to
promote and protect human and peoples’ rights. The Court, therefore, holds
that the Application is compatible with the Constitutive Act of the African
Union and the Charter and thus meets the requirements of Rule 50(2)(b) of
the Rules.
59. The Court further notes that the Application does not contain any
disparaging or insulting language regarding the Respondent State, its
institutions, or the African Union, in compliance with the Rule 50(2)(c) of the
Rules.
60. The Court also finds that the Application is also not based exclusively on
news disseminated through mass media. Rather, it is based on documents
from the municipal courts of the Respondent State. Thus, the Application
complies with Rule 50(2)(d) of the Rules.
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