amounting to lack of procedural due process were committed in the way Mr. Rufyikiri was banned from travelling outside the Burundian territory. Consequently, we hold that due process of law, one of the cornerstones of the rule of law, was not respected by the 1st Respondent and that this constitutes a violation of its Treaty obligations under Articles 6(d) and 7(2) of the Treaty. Disbarment from the Roll of Advocates of the Burundi Bar Association 97. As the case stands, the bone of contention appears for us to be whether due process of law was followed in filing a disbarment case against Mr. Rufyikiri before the Court of Appeal of Bujumbura while the time required for the Bar Council to decide on the complaint filed by the Prosecutor General to consider disbarring the same Mr. Rufyikiri had not elapsed. Applicable Law 98. The applicable law as referred to us by the parties is Law No. 1/014 of 29th November 2002 on the Reform of the Statute of the legal profession (Advocates Act, 2002) and the relevant provisions applicable to the instant matter are Articles 57, 61, 63, 65, 67 and 71 of the said law. For ease of reference, we are reproducing them hereunder. Article 57 provides that: “Any violation of laws and regulations, any breach of professional rules , any breach of probity and honor even relating to extra- professional facts , expose the lawyer (or trainee lawyer ) who is the author to the following disciplinary sanctions: - Warning; - Blame; REFERENCE NO.1 OF 2014 Page 31