The Court composed of: Imani D. ABOUD, President; Modibo SACKO, VicePresident; Ben KIOKO, Rafaâ BEN ACHOUR, Suzanne MENGUE, Tujilane R. CHIZUMILA, Chafika BENSAOULA, Blaise TCHIKAYA, Stella I. ANUKAM, Dumisa B. NTSEBEZA, Dennis D. ADJEI – Judges; and Robert ENO, Registrar. The matter of: BAEDAN DOGBO PAUL AND BAEDAN M’BOUKE FAUSTIN Represented by: Mr Alphonse VAN, Advocate at the Bar of Côte d'Ivoire Versus REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D'IVOIRE Represented by: Mrs SANGARE, LY Kadiatou, Judicial Officer of the Treasury After deliberation, renders this Judgment: I. THE PARTIES 1. Mr Baedan Dogbo Paul and Mr Baedan M’Bouke Faustin (hereinafter referred to as “the Applicants”) are Ivorian nationals. They allege the violation of their rights as a result of the expropriation of their plot of land located in Abidjan. 2. The Application is filed against the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire (hereinafter referred to as “the Respondent State”) which became a party to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereinafter referred to as “the 1