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The Court lacks jurisdiction to hear applications against entities that are not States parties to the Protocol, such as the African Union and its Commission.
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The African Court reopened pleadings in Ajaye Jogoo v. Tanzania and granted Tanzania 30 days to file its Response, relying on its discretionary powers.
The African Court held that Moussa Doumbia’s application against Côte d’Ivoire was inadmissible for failure to exhaust local remedies, despite finding jurisdiction.
The African Court dismissed Leonard Moses’s application as inadmissible, holding that although it had jurisdiction and local remedies were exhausted, the filing was not within a reasonable time.
The Court found that the Applicant's trial did not disclose any manifest error or miscarriage of justice regarding the charge sheet or the assessment of evidence. The charge sheet was corrected and the Applicant was convicted under the correct charge. The evidence, though the voir dire was not properly conducted, was corroborated by other witnesses. Therefore, there was no violation of the right to a fair trial under Article 7(1) of the Charter.
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Reopening of pleadings is necessary to ensure procedural fairness and compliance with the Rules, granting the Applicant forty-five days to reply to the Respondent's response.
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The African Court held it had jurisdiction but dismissed the application as inadmissible because it was filed too late after local remedies were exhausted.
The African Court held Layford Makene’s application inadmissible for failure to file within a reasonable time, despite rejecting the jurisdiction and non-exhaustion objections.
The African Court struck out Marizu Godwill’s application against Ghana after the applicant failed to clarify his claims and exhaustion of local remedies.
The African Court ordered provisional measures staying execution of a CRIET criminal judgment against Sébastien Ajavon pending determination of his application on the merits.
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