147. The Court considers, however, that for reasons now firmly established in its practice, and in the peculiar circumstances of this case, publication of this judgment is necessary. Given the current state of law in the Respondent State, threats to life associated with the mandatory death penalty persist in the Respondent State. The Court notes that it has not received any indication that necessary measures have been taken for the law to be amended and aligned with the Respondent State’s international human rights obligations. The Court thus finds it appropriate to order publication of this judgment within a period of three (3) months from the date of notification. iv. Implementation and reporting 148. Both Parties, apart from making a generic prayer that the Court should grant other reliefs as it deems fit, did not make specific prayers in respect of implementation and reporting. *** 149. The justification provided earlier in respect of the Court’s decision to order publication of the judgment, notwithstanding the absence of express prayers by the Parties, is equally applicable in respect of implementation and reporting. Specifically in relation to implementation, the Court notes that in its previous judgments directing the repeal of the provision on the mandatory death penalty, the Respondent State was directed to implement the decisions within one (1) year of issuance of the same.57 150. The Court observes that, in the present case, the violation of the right to life by the provision on the mandatory imposition of the death penalty goes beyond the individual case of the Applicants and is systemic in nature. The same applies to the violation in respect of execution by hanging. The Court further notes that its finding in this Judgment bears on a supreme right in the Charter, that is, the right to life. 57 Rajabu v. Tanzania (merits), supra, § 171 and Henerico v. Tanzania (merits), supra, § 203. 37

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