{"id":133,"date":"2020-04-02T11:56:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T08:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.african-court.org\/wpafc\/?page_id=133"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:54:24","slug":"case-proccess-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/case-proccess-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Case progress"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"133\" class=\"elementor elementor-133\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f9bdb64 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f9bdb64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d528ba6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d528ba6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-916cf56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_post_title_elementor\" data-id=\"916cf56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jnews_post_title_elementor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class='jeg_custom_title_wrapper   '>\n                <h1 class=\"jeg_post_title\">Case progress<\/h1>\n            <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d86c0c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_post_breadcrumb_elementor\" data-id=\"d86c0c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jnews_post_breadcrumb_elementor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class='jeg_custom_breadcrumb_wrapper   '><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-209c8cd3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"209c8cd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34dab485 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"34dab485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"886748293\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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All information on how to write an application can be found on our \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/case-proccess-2\/\">How to file a case<\/a>\u201d link. The application is received at the Registry and the Registrar verifies all the documents.<\/p><p>In case there are still documents or evidence missing, the Registrar requests the Applicant(s) to provide the missing information.<\/p><p>Once the Registrar has verified that all necessary documents that have been received , the Application is transmitted to the Respondent State.<\/p><p>The Respondent State \u00a0is then granted ninety (90) days to file a Response. If the Respondent State files a response this is transmitted to the Applicant for them to file a reply within \u00a0forty five (45) days.<\/p><p>The Court may decide to hold Public hearings on its own volition or at the request of a party. The Court delivers its judgment after deliberations on the case. After the delivery of judgment, a certified true copy of the judgment is transmitted to the Parties, the African Union Member States and the Banjul Commission. Once the Parties, the AU Commission and the AU Member States are notified of the decision, the Respondent State must submit periodic reports to the Court on the implementation of the judgment within the timelines specified in their operative part of the judgment. The Applicant \u00a0can file observations on the Respondent State\u2019s reports on compliance with the judgment.<\/p><p>The Parties can request for an interpretation of specific items of the operative part of the judgment by the Court for the purpose of executing a judgment. However, it is up to the Court to decide whether to allow the request or not.<\/p><p>The Parties can also request for a review of the judgment where they discover new evidence. Nevertheless, the Court will only consider an application for review of a judgement if \u00a0the new evidence sought to be filed was not within the knowledge of the Party at the time the judgment was delivered and the filing of such an application for review must be within six (6) months of the discovery of the new evidence.<\/p><p>A party can request for interpretation of a decision, for purposes of executing a decision, within twelve (12) months from the date of notification of the decision unless the Court, in the interests of justice, decides otherwise.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-8867482932\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-8867482932\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-1627e94c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1627e94c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-293d870d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"293d870d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Infographics_judicial-process-01-1024x484.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23758\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Infographics_judicial-process-01-1024x484.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Infographics_judicial-process-01-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Infographics_judicial-process-01-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Infographics_judicial-process-01-1536x726.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Infographics_judicial-process-01-2048x969.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Infographics_judicial-process-01-750x355.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Infographics_judicial-process-01-1140x539.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is dummy title and will be replaced with real title of your post Home Category Child Category Introduction Case progress A case commences when an application is filed at the Court. 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