005084 TABLE OF CONTENTS |. THE PARTIES I. SUBJECT OF THE APPLICATION .....0..00.0. ccc eee nee eee ae e cece teen ee ee te GHA EEE ee EE Geet te aaa estes scae beet cea sasete uaa tecceneesevavaneteverseseveuaeeiessaeeses 2 A. Facts of the matter oo... B. Procedure at the National Level ..........0 ©. Alleged Violations ......... cece cece cues eeeccsevaeceeeuaneeseuuanceserastvanaetresseavaes 2 cece cen ects ese tessa ceeeee ee seseececceayeceeeteseusaecesugesrcntetiaeserevteretegenness 2 ccc cee c eee cnc ee tees ste eeteeecsasapeeeceeensceesesennasbeeeeeenas 4 cece cece scene ceeee ee ee ete eecebecece gaa peseseeses can eeeeetusaiaeestieersrereseauitaeerecereeas 5 Ill. SUMMARY OF PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT ............000 0c ccccccceecccccceeseeeceeseeeaeeeeceeeev eens 6 IV. PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES ...00......cccccccccccccccc cece te cece ececee ene ceseeuaneseecueeeesceaeeeuecuaneeterrseueeeneenss 6 V. JURISDICTION... A. cece c cease eee teeta sees ceeeaugeaseeceesceeecasaeeeentueerecens ee beeeeeteetseeeeceeeteneaes 10 Objections to material juUriSCICton i. 0... cece cece cette eee e beet tea ceeeepta sa ceetereaeeseeetenaaeen ene: 10 Objection that the Protocol has not been domesticated. ......000....ccccccccccc ccc ccceteee cee eeeseceneeees 10 it. Objection that the Application does nof raise human rightS cClaimMS 00.0.0... ccc ecee sees 47 fii. Objection that domestic courts have jurisdiction over human rights matters .......00.00..0.0000.. 12 iv. Objection that the Court cannot review decisions of the SupreMe€ COuft ...........60ccccccce cece 13 B. VI. Other aspects of jurisdiction ..............0..00... Len == ADMISSIBILITY 2000.00. A. ccc eee tbe e tees ccc be pe aa daa cdeetee sy aadegeeetineceseereraigeeeeeeias 14 ce cece cece ne ne cece access eee Se ceeepaaeeseseescuaecengeseauaueegeseeeecanneseveaeenees: 14 Conditions of admissibility in contention between the Parties ......0.0..00. cece ce ee cee e eens 15 i. Objection based on failure to exhaust local reMedie@S «20.00.00... ii. Objection on the ground that the Application was not filed within a reasonable time.......... 19 B. ccc cece cee cece ee cceneceeeenees 15 Conditions of admissibility not in contention between the Parties ........0...00.0. cece VAL. MERITS A. occa 23 cece c ccc ceceec cece ep eteeese ve eeeceeeeeeeegeceueepeescageeteeeaaaeeeessvetesieraeegseeaeeetevereesevas 24 Alleged violation of Article 7 of the Charter... cece cece cece cea cee te se eeeteeeniceteneegertigs 24 i. The right to be heard by a competent tNDunal...........002. cc ccc cece cece eee cceee ete e eee tee canteen aeeteaeees 24 li. The right to be tried by an impartial triDUNAl «0.0.0.0... a) Whether the participation of eight judges at both the Ordinary and Review Benches casts ccc cence cet en cette ceeteeee cea eeetnenseciens 28 doubt on the impartiality of the Supreme Cou .........ccccc cece cece tcc ce cece cs cece cee besepaeeteeeeccenecesaneess 28 b) Whether the remarks made by Justice Dotse call into question the impartiality of the Review Bench of the Supreme Court