TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................... i I. THE PARTIES.................................................................................................... 2 II. SUBJECT OF THE APPLICATION .................................................................... 3 A. Facts of the matter ..................................................................................... 3 B. Alleged violations ....................................................................................... 3 III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT ............................. 4 IV. PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES............................................................................ 5 V. JURISDICTION .................................................................................................. 6 VI. A. Objections to material jurisdiction .............................................................. 7 B. Other aspects of jurisdiction ...................................................................... 9 ADMISSIBILITY ............................................................................................... 11 A. Objection based on non-exhaustion of local remedies ............................ 12 B. Objection based on failure to file the Application within a reasonable time ................................................................................................................. 14 C. Other conditions of admissibility .............................................................. 17 VII. MERITS ........................................................................................................... 18 A. B. Alleged violation of the right to a fair trial ................................................. 19 i. Conviction on the basis of inadmissible and inconsistent evidence 19 ii. Allegation of bias during trial ........................................................... 24 iii. Alleged failure to provide effective legal representation .................. 26 iv. Alleged violation of the right to be tried within a reasonable time .... 29 Alleged violation of the right to life ........................................................... 32 i. Imposition of the death penalty without considering the Applicant’s mental health ................................................................................... 32 ii. C. Imposition of the mandatory death penalty...................................... 35 Alleged violation of the right to dignity ..................................................... 40 VIII. REPARATIONS ............................................................................................... 46 A. B. Pecuniary reparations .............................................................................. 48 i. Material prejudice ............................................................................ 48 ii. Moral prejudice ................................................................................ 48 Non-Pecuniary Reparations ..................................................................... 50 i