ii.
Grant him pecuniary reparations, the amount of which will be determined
according to the annual income of citizens, and this, over the period of
his detention.
14. The Respondent State prays the Court to:
i.
Find that the Court lacks jurisdiction to rule on the Application;
ii.
Find that the Application does not satisfy the admissibility requirements
set out in Article 56(5) of the Charter;
iii. Find that the Application has not met the admissibility requirements set
out in Article 56(6) of the Charter;
iv. Declare the Application inadmissible;
v.
Find that the Respondent State did not violate the Applicant’s rights
protected under Article 2 of the Charter;
vi. Find that the Respondent State did not violate the Applicant’s rights
protected under Article 3(1) and (2) of the Charter;
vii. Rule that the Application is unfounded and, consequently, dismiss it; and
viii. Order that the Applicant serve his sentence and that he be paid no
reparation.
V.
JURISDICTION
15. The Court notes that Article 3 of the Protocol provides as follows:
1.
The jurisdiction of the Court shall extend to all cases and disputes
submitted to it concerning the interpretation and Application of the
Charter, this Protocol and any other relevant human rights
instrument ratified by the States concerned.
2.
In the event of a dispute as to whether the Court has jurisdiction,
the Court shall decide.
16. Under Rule 49(1) of the Rules, “The Court shall conduct preliminary
examination of its jurisdiction [...] in accordance with the Charter, the
Protocol and these Rules”.
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