out; the inability of the Applicant to cater adequately for his family due to
potential loss of earnings after his removal; and the dent of record and
palpably irredeemable damage to the reputation of the Applicant as an
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia with distinguished
international profile that has been built over years of service, have adversely
affected the Applicant’s moral status.
162. This Court is convinced that the loss of earnings can affect the standard of life
and inflict untold hardship on a person, just as adverse publicity can affect the
dignity of a person emotionally, physically and psychologically; this can in
turn after damaging or affecting an individual’s reputation lead to low
estimation of the person in the eyes of the right thinking members of the
society. This Court therefore holds that there has been a violation of the
Applicant’s self-esteemed whose personal circumstances have been adversely
affected by the loss of earning and the negative publicity assaulting his
reputation and long life career as a judge, all as a result of his improper
impeachment and removal by the Respondent, and he is therefore entitled to
compensation.
IX. REPARATION:
163. This Court having found the violation of the Applicant’s right to fair hearing
and right to work as alleged will proceed to examine the reliefs sought by the
Applicant to mitigate and offer reparation/compensation for the violation of
the said rights.
164. He is claiming general damages as compensation for what he termed heinous
human rights violations to fair hearing and work under equitable and
satisfactory conditions and for further reason that the Applicant’s illegal
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