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. 17

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