(g) of the Rules. It, however, must satisfy itself that the Application fulfils
these requirements.
42. From the record, the Court notes that the Applicant is clearly identified by
name thereby fulfilling Rule 50(2)(a) of the Rules.
43. The Court also notes that the Applicant’s claims seek to protect his rights
guaranteed under the Charter. It further notes that one of the objectives of
the Constitutive Act of the African Union, as stated in Article 3(h) thereof, is
the promotion and protection of human and peoples’ rights. Furthermore,
nothing on file indicates that the Application is incompatible with the
Constitutive Act of the African Union. The Court, therefore, holds that the
requirement of Rule 50(2)(b) of the Rules is met.
44. The Court further notes that the language used in the Application is not
disparaging or insulting toward the Respondent State, its institutions, or the
African Union in compliance with rule 50(2)(c) of the Rules.
45. The Court also observes that the Application is not exclusively based on
news disseminated through mass media; rather, it is based on judicial
decisions from the domestic Courts of the Respondent State. The Court
finds, therefore, that the Application complies with rule 50(2)(d) of the Rules.
46. In relation to the requirement for filing applications within a reasonable
timeframe, under Rule 50(2)(f) of the Rules, the Court recalls that neither
the Charter nor the Rules specify the time frame within which applications
must be filed after the exhaustion of local remedies. As per the Court’s
jurisprudence, “…the reasonableness of the timeframe for seizure depends
on the specific circumstances of the case and should be determined on a
case-to-case basis.13
13
Zongo and others v. Burkina Faso (merits), supra, § 92.
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