The combined effect of Article 9(4) of the Protocol of the Court (as amended), Article 4(g) of the Revised Treaty and Article 6 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights is that the Plaintiff must invoke the Court’s jurisdiction by: i. Establishing that there is a right recognized by Article 6 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ( or other International Human Rights Instruments to which the Defendant State is a party) ( words in parenthesis are ours). ii. That this right has been violated by the Defendant iii. That there is no action pending before another international Court in respect of the alleged breach of his rights and iv. That there was no previously laid down law that led to the alleged breach or abuse of his right. The question that arises is whether the Applicant has sufficiently satisfied these conditions precedent to invoking the jurisdiction of this Court. The answer is in the affirmative. International Human Rights Law aims at protecting individuals from abusive actions by States and States’ agents. Where , therefore an individual alleges an infringement by a Member State or its agents of his right under any international instruments to which the State is a 25