AFRIC AN UNION UNION AFRIC AINE UNIAO AFRIC ANA AFRIC AN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPL ES' RIGHTS COUR AFRIC AINE DES DROITS DE L'HOM ME ET DES PEUPL ES TANGA NYIKA LAW SOCIE TY AND THE LEGAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS CENTR E& REV. CHRIS TOPHE R MTIKIL A V. THE UNITED REPUB LIC OF TANZA NIA (APPLI CATIO NS NO 009/2011 AND 011/2011) SEPAR ATE OPINION OFJUD GE GERAR D NIYUN GEKO 1. I agree with the decision of the Court in the matter of Tanganyika Law Society and the Legal and HumanRights Centre & Rev. Christopher Mtikila v. the United Republ ic of Tanzania as set out in paragraph 126 of its judgme nt of 14 June 2013. I howeve r do not share its views on the two following issues: the order of treatment of the issues regarding the Court's jurisdiction and the admissibility of the application on the one hand, and the Court's ground s and reasoning in deciding whethe r or not, it had ratione temporis jurisdiction on the other. I. The order of treatm ent of issues relating to the jurisdi ction of the Court and the admiss ibility of the applica tion