39. The Court considers that the above stated circumstances constitute valid
justification for the time of two (2) years, five (5) months and fifteen (15)
days it took the Applicant to file this Application.
40. Given the above findings, the Court holds that the Applicant filed the present
Application within a reasonable time as construed under Article 56(6) of the
Charter and thus dismisses the Respondent State’s objection on this point.
B. Other conditions of admissibility
41. The Court notes that there is no contention regarding compliance with the
conditions set out in Rule 50(2) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (g) of the Rules.
Nevertheless, the Court must satisfy itself that these conditions have been
met.
42. The record shows that the Applicant has been clearly identified by name, in
fulfilment of Rule 50(2)(a) of the Rules.
43. The Court also notes that the claims that are made by the Applicant seek to
protect his rights guaranteed under the Charter in conformity with one of the
objectives of the Constitutive Act of the African Union, as stated in Article
3(h) thereof, which is the promotion and protection of human and peoples’
rights. Furthermore, the Application does not contain any claim or prayer
that is incompatible with a provision of the said Act. Therefore, the Court
considers that the Application is compatible with the Constitutive Act of the
African Union and the Charter and holds that it meets the requirements of
Rule 50(2)(b) of the Rules.
44. The language used in the Application is not disparaging or insulting to the
Respondent State or its institutions in fulfilment of Rule 50(2)(c) of the
Rules.
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