ACHPR African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights Hurnan Rights our Collective Responsibility no longer be under consideration under an international dispute-settlement procedure" 32 Further, that the other international body must have decided the case on the merits and there is a 'final settlement' by that body. 33 The settlement must, as the Commission has previously stated, a human-right adjudicatory body.34 In the present case, there is no evidence to suggest that this matter was settled by another international adjudicatory body. It thus complies with subArticle 7 of the Charter. COMMISSION'S DECISION ON ADMISSIBILITY 58. In view of the foregoing, the Commission declares the present Communication admissible in accordance with Article 56 of the African Charter and consequently as the parties have already made their submissions on the merits the Commission will proceed to consider the merits and render its decision thereon in due course. MERITS THE SUBMISSIONS OF THE COMPLAINANTS ON THE MERITS 59. It is the view of the Complainants that the Respondent State's Constitutional Court, as the highest court or institution of appeal in the State Party failed to adequately and reasonably address their case which violates their rights under the Charter. 35 The Complainants argue that their rights were violated by the Respondent State by virtue of the Courts: (i) Failing to consider that the main Complainants were self represented lay litigants and that their case should have been constnted generously and in the light most favorable to the litigant"; Adjudicating the matter on a mere procedural technicalihJ, to wit "urgency"; Failing to have considered that the matter should proceed on a normal basis if urgenet; is not established; Failing to adjudicate the constitutional questions and referencing them in the judgment; 11 ••• (ii) (iii) (iv) 32 Communication 409/12, 30 April 2014, para 112. Communication 260/ 02 : Bakweri Land Claims Committee v Cameroon, 4 Dec 2004, par 34 Communication 279/03-296/05 : Sudan Human Rights Organisation & Centre on Hou (COHRE) v Sudan, 27 May 2009, para 103. 35 Complainants' heads of arguments on t he admissibility and merits (2022) Para 21 33 12 I Page Af~nt r} Union\ '.I' The A frican Commission on H 31 Bijilo Annex L Phone: (220) 230