droits de l’homme résultant d’une décision de justice ; Que si le juge
communautaire ne peut apprécier la bonne application des textes de droit
interne par les juges nationaux, il reste compétent pour relever les
violations des droits de l’homme même lorsqu’elles ont pour origine une
décision rendue par un juge d’un des Etats membres ; Que le juge des
droits de l’homme qu’il est, ne remplirait pas son rôle de protecteur des
droits de l’homme, s’il devait laisser échapper des violations flagrantes des
droits de l’homme, contenues dans des décisions des juridictions
nationales.” (Emphasis added)
86.
In the same vein, this Court has stated that it is competent to examine
national legislation whenever necessary to ascertain whether its application
results in a violation of the human rights invoked.
87.
In the instant case, the Defendant State also appears to wish to question
the competence of this Court to examine the national legislation of a Member
State, in particular its own, to ascertain the legality or legitimacy of the pretrial detention imposed on the Applicant.
88.
In this regard, the Court in the case FEDERATION OF AFRICAN
JOURNALIST v. THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA, relying on its own
jurisprudence, reiterated that: “it will not examine the laws of member states
in abstracto since it is not a constitutional court but, once human rights
violation are alleged, it invokes its jurisdiction to examine whether or not
there has been violation.” (page 31).
89.
The Court thus concludes that it is competent to examine both a
national judicial decision of a Member State and the national legislation
whenever they contain an allegation of a violation of human rights.
90.
Thus, considering the facts alleged and the reliefs sought by the
Applicant, the ground for the present action is the alleged violation of human
rights, allegedly committed in the territory of the Defendant State,
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