IV.
PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES
17.
The Applicant prays the Court to:
i.
Restore justice where it was overlooked and quash both the conviction
and the sentence imposed on him and set him at liberty;
ii.
Grant any other order that it may deem fit and just to grant in the
circumstances of the complainant.
18.
The Respondent State prays the Court for the orders that:
i.
The Hon. Court is not vested with jurisdiction (criminal) jurisdiction to
adjudicate the Application;
ii.
The Application has not met the admissibility requirements provided in
Article 56(6) of the Charter read together with Rule 50(2)(e) of the Rules
of the Court, 2020;
iii. The Application be declared inadmissible.
iv. The Respondent State has not violated the Applicant’s rights provided
for in Article 3(1) and (2) of the Charter;
v.
V.
The Application be dismissed in its entirety with costs.
JURISDICTION
19.
The Court observes that Article 3 of the Protocol provides as follows:
1.
The jurisdiction of the Court shall extend to all cases and disputes
submitted to it concerning the interpretation and application of the
Charter, this Protocol and any other relevant Human Rights
instrument ratified by the States concerned.
2.
In the event of a dispute as to whether the Court has jurisdiction,
the Court shall decide.
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