TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................... i
I.
THE PARTIES ...................................................................................................2
II.
SUBJECT OF THE APPLICATION ...................................................................3
A.
Facts of the matter ............................................................................................3
B.
Alleged violations ..............................................................................................6
III.
SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT .............................7
IV.
PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES ...........................................................................8
V.
JURISDICTION ...............................................................................................10
A.
Objections to material jurisdiction ....................................................................11
i.
Objection on the ground that the Algiers Convention on the Conservation
of Nature and Natural Resources is not a human rights instrument ........11
ii.
Objection based on the failure to identify the Articles of the Algiers
Convention allegedly violated .................................................................14
iii.
Objection based on the ground that the Court is not an appellate court .15
B.
Objection to temporal jurisdiction ....................................................................16
C.
Other aspects of jurisdiction ............................................................................18
VI.
ADMISSIBILITY ...............................................................................................19
A.
Objections to admissibility not provided for in Article 56 of the Charter ...........19
i.
Objection based on lack of locus standi ..................................................19
ii.
Objection based on failure to produce a power of attorney .....................20
iii.
Objection based on non-identification of victims .....................................21
iv.
Objection on the ground that certain allegations are being raised for the
first time ..................................................................................................22
B.
Admissibility requirements provided for in Article 56 of the Charter ................22
i.
Objection based on non-exhaustion of local remedies ............................24
ii.
Objection based on the failure to file the Application within a reasonable
time .........................................................................................................26
iii.
Objection to admissibility based on the case having been previously
settled .....................................................................................................28
C.
Other admissibility requirements .....................................................................30
i