TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I.
THE PARTIES ................................................................................................... 2
II.
SUBJECT OF THE APPLICATION .................................................................... 2
A. Facts of the matter....................................................................................... 2
B. Alleged violations......................................................................................... 3
III.
SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT ............................. 3
IV.
PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES ........................................................................... 4
V.
JURISDICTION .................................................................................................. 4
A. Objection to material jurisdiction .................................................................. 5
B. Other aspects of jurisdiction ........................................................................ 7
VI.
ADMISSIBILITY ................................................................................................. 8
A. Objection based on non-exhaustion of local remedies ................................ 9
B. Other admissibility requirements ............................................................... 13
VII. MERITS ........................................................................................................... 16
A. Alleged violation of the right to self-determination and the right of the
Tunisian people to freely determine their political status. .......................... 16
B. Alleged violation of the obligation to guarantee the independence of the
courts......................................................................................................... 21
i.
Replacing the Constitutional Court and the High Judicial Council with a
provisional body ................................................................................................ 22
ii.
Exercise of the powers of the public prosecutor by the Head of State ...... 25
C. Alleged violation of the obligation to guarantee the independence of the
legislature vis-à-vis the executive .............................................................. 26
VIII. REPARATIONS ............................................................................................... 29
i.
Annulment of the 27 January 2014 Constitution ........................................ 30
ii.
Annulment of laws adopted in violation of the independence of judicial and
legislative bodies ............................................................................................... 31
IX.
COSTS ............................................................................................................ 31
X.
OPERATIVE PART .......................................................................................... 31
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