The Court composed of: Blaise TCHIKAYA, Vice-President; Ben KIOKO, Rafaâ BEN ACHOUR, Suzanne MENGUE, Tujilane R. CHIZUMILA, Chafika BENSAOULA, Stella I. ANUKAM, Dumisa B. NTSEBEZA, Modibo SACKO, Dennis D. ADJEI – Judges; and Robert ENO, Registrar. In accordance with Article 22 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereinafter referred to as “the Protocol”) and Rule 9(2) of the Rules of Court1 (hereinafter referred to as “the Rules”), Justice Imani D. ABOUD, President of the Court and a national of Tanzania, did not hear the Application. In the Matter of: Marthine Christian MSUGURI Represented by : i. Advocate Donald DEYA, Chief Executive Officer, Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU); and ii. Advocate Fulgence T. MASSAWE, Legal and Human Rights Centre, Dar es Salaam, acting for the Cornell University Law School, Cornell Centre on the Death Penalty Worldwide. Versus UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA Represented by: i. Dr. Boniphace Nalija Luhende, Solicitor General, Office of the Solicitor General; 1 Rule 8(2) of the Rules of Court, 2 June 2010. 1