g. Do not deal with cases which have been settled by those States involved in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, or the Constitutive Act of African Union or the provisions of the Charter. 35. The Court observes that the Respondent State objects to the admissibility of the Application based on the non-exhaustion of local remedies. The Court will, therefore, consider the said objection first before examining other admissibility requirements, if necessary. A. Objection based on failure to exhaust local remedies 36. The Respondent State contends that the Applicants have not fulfilled the admissibility requirements provided under Rule 50(2)(e) of the Rules, as they did not exhaust all local remedies before filling this Application. 37. In support of its position, the Respondent State contends that the Applicants’ failure to institute a constitutional petition before its High Court, under the Basic Rights and Duties Enforcement Act, is clear evidence that they have not afforded it the opportunity to address the allegations within the framework of its domestic legal system. 38. The Respondent State further contends that the Applicants did not raise any of the grievances, they raise before this Court as grounds of appeal before the Court of Appeal. * 39. The Applicants submit that they exhausted all local remedies by filing an appeal with the Court of Appeal. They also allege, without offering any proof, that they filed an application for review of the Court of Appeal’s judgment but that no decision had been rendered on that. *** 11

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