koutche v republic of benin application no 0202019 2021 afchpr 43 25 june 2021
The application is inadmissible because the applicant failed to exhaust available and effective domestic remedies before the national courts of Benin. The proceedings before the relevant courts were ongoing at the time of filing, and the applicant did not demonstrate that remedies were unduly prolonged or unavailable. The political context and alleged lack of judicial independence did not exempt the applicant from the exhaustion requirement. The language used in the application was not found to be disparaging.
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- Exhaustion of local remedies
- Right to fair trial
- Judicial independence
- Political rights
- Freedom of movement
- Property rights