62. Further, the Application does not concern a case which has already been settled by the Parties in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the Constitutive Act of the African Union, the provisions of the Charter, in compliance with Rule 50(2)(g). 63. The Court, therefore, finds that all the admissibility conditions have been met and that this Application is admissible. VII. MERITS 64. The Applicant alleges that the Respondent State violated his rights to a fair trial, to life, to dignity, to equality before the law and to equal protection of the law. 65. The Court considers, however, that although the Applicant alleges violations of various rights under the Charter, at the core of his Application is the alleged violation of the right to have his cause heard, protected under Article 7(1) of the Charter. The Court will, therefore, first, consider the alleged violation of Article 7(1) of the Charter, before addressing the other human rights that were allegedly violated. A. Alleged violation of the right to have one’s cause heard 66. The Court observes, from the record, that the Applicant raises five (5) grievances against the domestic courts whose actions or omissions he claims violated his right to be heard as protected under Article 7(1) of the Charter. These grievances are: i. That the trial court and the appellate court erred in law and in fact to proceed with the defence case while there was no court order to close the prosecution’s case. ii. That the High Court’s failure to comply with section 293(2) of the Criminal Procedure Act, was the strong reason that the proceedings, 18