c.
not contain any disparaging or insulting language;
d.
not be based exclusively on news disseminated through the
mass media;
e.
be filed after exhausting local remedies, if any, unless it is
obvious that this procedure is unduly prolonged;
f.
be filed within a reasonable time from the date local remedies
were exhausted or from the date set by the Court as being the
commencement of the time limit within which it shall be seized
with the matter; and
g.
Not raise any matter or issues previously settled by the parties
in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United
Nations, the Constitutive Act of the African Union, the
provisions of the Charter or of any legal instrument of the
African Union.”
30. The Court notes that the conditions of admissibility set out in Rule 50(2) of
the Rules are not in contention between the Parties, as the Respondent
State did not to take part in the present proceedings. However, pursuant to
Rule 50(1) of the Rules, the Court is required to determine if the Application
fulfils all the admissibility requirements as set out in Rule 50(2).
31. The Court observes that the Applicant has indicated his identity, and holds
that the condition set out in Rule 50(2)(a) of the Rules has been met.
32. The Court notes that the claims made by the Applicant seek to protect his
rights guaranteed under the Charter. It further notes that one of the
objectives of the Constitutive Act of the African Union stated in Article 3(h)
is the promotion and protection of human and peoples’ rights. The Court
therefore considers that the Application is compatible with the Constitutive
Act of the African Union and the Charter, and thus holds that it meets the
requirement of Rule 50(2)(b) of the Rules.
33. The Court further notes that the Application does not contain any
disparaging or insulting language with regard to the Respondent State, its
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