B. Other admissibility requirements
46. The Court notes that there is no contention regarding the Application’s
compliance with the requirements set out in Rule 50(2)(a), (b), (c), (d) and
(g) of the Rules. Nonetheless, it must satisfy itself that these requirements
are met.
47. From the record, the Court notes that the Applicants have been clearly
identified by name, in fulfilment of Rule 50(2)(a) of the Rules.
48. The Court notes that the Applicants’ 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. Therefore, the Court holds that the
requirement of Rule 50(2)(b) of the Rules is met.
49. The language used in the Application is not disparaging or insulting to the
Respondent State or its institutions in fulfilment of Rule 50(2)(c) of the
Rules.
50. The Application is not based exclusively on news disseminated through
mass media as it is founded on legal documents in fulfilment with Rule
50(2)(d) of the Rules.
51. In relation to the requirement for filing Applications within a reasonable time,
under Rule 50(2)(f), the Court recalls that neither the Charter nor the Rules
specify the time frame within which Applications must be filed after
exhaustion of local remedies. As per the Court’s jurisprudence “… the
reasonableness of the timeframe for seizure depends on the specific
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