iv. That the instant suit is a bait to draw this Court into the
business of internal political activities within the 1 st
Respondent State, such as pronouncing on the propriety or
otherwise of the processes and rules of impeachment, trial,
conviction and removal from office of the Applicant by the 1 st
Respondent’s Legislative Assembly; and
v. That the instant application is nothing more than a vexatious,
malicious and frivolous attempt to harass, embarrass and
inconvenience the Respondents.”
45.The Applicant alleges specific violations of his human rights by the
Respondents in the nature of right to fair hearing and impartial trial, the
dignity of his person, and to work under just and satisfactory conditions, as
guaranteed under several international human rights instruments to which the
1st Respondent is a party particularly the African Charter, as well as under the
Constitution of the 1st Respondent, by subjecting him to impeachment without
prescribed Rules of Procedure, trial, conviction, removal from office, and
replacement as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia.
46.The Court recalls its jurisprudence on primacy of jurisdiction whenever raised
in a suit where it was stated in the case of HOPE DEMOCRATIC PARTY & 1
ANOR. V. THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA & 5 ORS. (2015)
JUDGMENT NO. ECW/CCJ/JUD/19/15 (UNREPORTED) @ Pg. 11 that:
“Jurisdiction is fundamental to any judicial proceeding. It must be
clearly shown to exist at the commencement of or during the
proceedings otherwise such proceedings no matter how well conducted
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