of each case and must be determined on a case-by-case basis.16 In the
instant case, the Court considers that the assessment of a reasonable time
for its seizure starts from the date the Constitutional Court issued its
decision, that is, 18 June 2020. Between this date and the date of referral
to the Court on 4 August 2020, two (2) months and fifteen (15) days elapsed.
This time-limit indicates that the Applicant acted with diligence. The Court
therefore notes that the period of two (2) months and fifteen (15) days is
reasonable. The Court therefore considers that the requirement of Rule
50(2)(f) is met.
52. Finally, with respect to the requirement under Rule 50(2)(g) of the Rules,
the Court finds that the present case does not concern a matter which has
already been settled by the Parties in accordance with the principles of the
United Nations Charter, the Constitutive Act of the African Union or the
provisions of the Charter.
53. In view of the foregoing, the Court finds that the Application meets all the
admissibility requirements under Article 56 of the Charter, as restated in
Rule 50(2) of the Rules. Accordingly, the Court declares the Application
admissible.
VII. MERITS
54. The Applicant alleges the violation of the right to the presumption of
innocence and of the right to nationality.
16
Beneficiaries of the late Norbert Zongo and Others v. Burkina Faso (preliminary objections) (21 June
2013) 1 AfCLR 195, § 121; Alex Thomas v. United Republic of Tanzania (merits) (20 November 2015)
1 AfCLR 465, § 73.
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