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The Reference is moot as the DRC has already been admitted as a Partner State. The Court lacks jurisdiction over alleged violations committed by DRC before it became a Partner State. No cause of action is disclosed against the Respondents. Reliefs sought are not tenable.
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The Reference was dismissed as time-barred because it was filed outside the two-month period prescribed by Article 30(2) of the EAC Treaty, and the Court has no power to disregard this limitation even in cases of alleged continuing violations.
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The Reference was filed outside the two-month limitation period prescribed by Article 30(2) of the Treaty. The Applicant was aware of the acts complained of by 18 September 2010 but filed the Reference on 30 December 2011. The Court has no jurisdiction to extend or waive the limitation period. Consequently, the Reference is time-barred and must be dismissed.
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The East African Court of Justice struck off East Africa Law Society’s Reference as time-barred under Article 30(2) of the EAC Treaty, finding it was filed too late.
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