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. 28. In the instant Application, the Respondent State did not fully participate in the proceedings and thus did not raise any objections to the admissibility of the Application. However, the Court must establish that the Application meets the admissibility requirements specified in Article 56 of the Charter and Rule 50 (2) (a) of the Rules. 29. 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. 30. The Court further notes that the claims made by the Applicants seek to protect their rights guaranteed under the Charter. Furthermore, 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. Additionally, the Application does not contain any claim or prayer that is incompatible with a provision of the said Act. The Court thus finds that the Application complies with Rule 50(2)(b) of the Rules. 31. The Court further notes that the Application does not contain any disparaging or insulting language directed at the Respondent State or its institutions, in compliance with the Rule 50(2)(c) of the Rules. 32. The Application is also not based exclusively on news disseminated through mass media, but rather on the record from the domestic courts of the Respondent State. Thus, the Application complies with Rule 50(2)(d) of the Rules. 33. The Court notes that on 21 April 2021, the Supreme Court of Appeal of Malawi rendered a decision in which it set aside the High Court’s judgment, ordered the nullification of the First Applicant’s election and further ordered 9

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