iii. Declare the Application inadmissible for being time-barred;
iv. Declare the Application inadmissible due to other claims related to this
Application;
v.
Declare the Application inadmissible for lack of material jurisdiction to
hear allegations of violation of the Algiers Convention;
vi. Declare the Application inadmissible for lack of temporal jurisdiction over
the alleged violations of the right to life and physical integrity as well as
the right to physical and mental health;
vii. Declare that the Respondent State complied with its procedural
obligations resulting from the violations alleged in the Application;
viii. Declare the Application inadmissible for being brought on behalf of
victims whose claims are already under consideration before other
judges, that is, other judicial bodies;
ix. Declare that the Application does not meet the admissibility
requirements;
x.
Declare that no harm was suffered as a result of the alleged violation of
rights under the Charter; and
xi. Dismiss the Applicants’ claims for damages.
V.
JURISDICTION
24. Article 3 of the Protocol provides:
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.
25. Under Rule 49(1) of the Rules,10 the Court “shall ascertain its jurisdiction
and the admissibility of an Application in accordance with the Charter, the
Protocol and these Rules.”
10
Article 39(1) of the Rules of Court of 2 June 2010.
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