iii. The right to life under Article 4 of the Charter by imposing a mandatory death sentence; and iv. The right to consular assistance under Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR). III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT 7. The Applicant filed his Application on 1 September 2016 and this was served on the Respondent State on 16 November 2016. The Respondent State filed its Response on 17 May 2017. 8. On 16 May 2018 the Court granted the Cornell University Law School’s request to provide free legal representation to the Applicant. The Cornell University Law School filed amended pleadings which were served on the Respondent State for response. Despite several extensions of time, the Respondent State did not respond to the amended pleadings. 9. On 21 July 2023, the Respondent State was granted one last extension of time of thirty (30) days to file the said response. 10. On 15 August and 21 August 2023 respectively, the Respondent State filed a request to be availed a copy of the file; and to be granted one further extension of time of fourteen (14) days to file its response to the amended pleadings. 11. On 22 August 2023, the Registry informed the Respondent State that it was granted the requested extension of time of fourteen (14) days subsequent to which the Court would proceed and give judgment. At the expiry of the allocated time, the Respondent State had not filed its response. 12. On 5 September 2023, pleadings were closed and the Parties were duly notified. 4