The facts of this case as presented by the applicants constitute arguable ingredients of breaches of the various provisions of human rights law as alleged which if established constitute a violation of their rights under international law.in this regard, the Applicants have established arguable cause of action. The Defendants’ objection here also fails. 3. Exhaustion of Local Remedies The rule on the exhaustion of local remedies before taking to international remedies is one of the basic rules of customary international law. The object of the rule is to enable the Respondent State the first opportunity to correct or remedy the harm and to make a reparation. With regard to protection of human rights, the application of the local remedy rule is dependent on the conventional provisions as well as that of the treaty establishing the international tribunal. A person whose right has been violated is expected to first make use of domestic remedies to right the wrong before approaching an international Court or tribunal. Access to such Courts should be the last resort, after the domestic remedies has been exhausted. However, to this rule there are exceptions namely, but not limited to a. If no domestic, remedies are available or there is unseasonable delay on the part of national Courts in granting the remedy 26

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