92. As for the right to equal protection of the law, it means that: The law shall prohibit any discrimination and guarantee to all persons equal and effective protection against discrimination on any ground such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.15 93. The Court also recalls that, in accordance with its jurisprudence, the right to equality before the law and equal protection of the law does not mean that all cases must necessarily be dealt with by the courts in the same manner, since the manner of dealing with each case may depend on its peculiar circumstances.16 94. The Court recalls that the Applicants base their allegation on the misapplication of the law by the Supreme Court. 95. The Court emphasises that the Applicants have failed to show that they were victims of unequal treatment before the law or unequal protection by the law when compared to other persons. 96. In view of the foregoing, the Court dismisses the Applicants’ allegations as unfounded. Consequently, the Court finds that the Respondent State did not violate the Applicants’ rights to total equality before the law and to equal protection of the law, protected under Article 3 of the Charter. 15 16 Ibid. Mariko v. Mali, § 101. Beneficiaries of the late Norbert Zongo et Others v. Burkina Faso (merits) ( 2014) 1 AfCLR 219, § 167. 22