9. Regarding
the
second
alleged violations),
reason
given
the Court ought
by the Court
to have
(the continuation
examined
closely and possibly establish a distinction between
of the
these allegations more
the “instantaneous”
and
the “continuous” facts, as it appropriately did in another judgment delivered on
the same day, in the matter of the Beneficiaries of late Norbert Zongo and al. v,
Burkina
Article
Faso*,
It should
have
15 of the Charter
Malawi)
was
not
asked
itself whether
(the dismissal
an
the alleged violation
of the Applicant
“instantaneous”
fact
Article 7 of the Charter
matter)
was
not
a
(the manner
“continuous”
in which
fact,
by the University of
outside
jurisdiction of the Court, and whether on the contrary
the
ratione
temporis
the alleged violation of
the local
which
of
Courts
falls
within
handled
its
the
temporal
jurisdiction. An indepth analysis of these issues would have enabled the Court
to arrive at a more
informed conclusion with regard
to its jursdiction
ratione
temporis.
10. In our opinion,
the Court therefore missed
an opportunity
to make
clear
jurisprudence on an issue which will likely resurface in the future.
Ill. The issue of exhaustion of local remedies
11, The most serious problem raised by the judgment of the Court however is
its approach and decision on the question of exhaustion of local remedies. After
a summary
of how
the various
local Courts
handled
the matter on several
occasions (paragraphs 21 to 28 and 39), the Court concludes in substance that
the Applicant did not exhaust
appeal which
he had
local remedies,
because
he did not argue
the
brought before the High Court against a decision of the
Industrial Relations Court,
and
that under
such
conditions,
he could
not go to
the Supreme Court of Appeal if he were not to be satisfied with the decision of
the
High
Court
regarding
his
claims
(paragraph 40.1).
‘The 21 June 2013 judgment, paragraph 63.
for
reparation
for
unlawful
dismissal
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