appf:Aku t:ignin befnrc t.hc same lligh Courl and Lhc srtmc Snpmme Cnun ol
Appcfll?
15 . The subtile dislindton belweeu un at.:Uun for tmla""rul lermmttliOn a! lhe
contract of employment in term s of the contract its,:lf, and a n action for
unlawful dismis!'ml
~cems 1.0
gt'm·:n:d
ba~t::d
un the r uks nf nutural justlcc, which the Cnurl
endorse jpaT<-tgraph r-40[ 1)),
Jtnf)ll..Sston
IS
not wc1ghty enough compared rn thr!
drawn from the handling ol this matter by !oral Courl.s, nncl
tlte :1ccepumce by the Rcsr-ondcnl Stmr: that )nerd rem!'dt('R lwrl been
exhausLr.d. Unch r
th es~
circumsmnccs, s1wh
t(·chnt~al
subtdlty should no1
lu·we been talu.. n intu ac:count by <-t human right-; Cuurt as the sole· and only
basis for its conclusion for a matter as sLJiuus as t h~ adrni~sibility
(J(
the
afJplicalion.
o.
1
LaSU), it seems to U'• that lhc Court, boving tnkt.:n the initrative of lreatJng
tile
tSfi1.1C
of cxhausdon ol local remcdres, it shnulci ha\'c cxammed all lts faceL~
and emHtre espc•ctally thai Lht! rt"mf'fht•fl 11 was ref<.•rnng the Applicanl l o, were
sull availablt and c:frccl iVt!. llnwi'ver smce
parties and smce thf• Court 11sell
knows. legally srw:Jking, wht::ther
rat~ed
ff"( OUI'St!
Lll~ r~sue w~1s 1101
diF-c u::>st"'d by 1he
no qut•stwns on Lhe mr~ncr,
to Lhe lligh Court
1~
110
om•
still IJO%ibk ror
the Apphc<Jnl. Be it ns it may, then ts nu guaramcc t.hat thts n.:rncdv will bt.!
e[[t.;ctive, cspectnlly a::>
juclglllerH
(.If
the Supreme CaLiri uf Appeal hnd rkciclt•d iu it •..,
20U7 U1at the princtplc
t1te Applicant on !lnli:!wful
(l(
res jttrlicta would e:tpplted to the cast· or
dismi~snlt,
17. Tlte African Court therefore took its dc-.Jsron v.:iLhoul unv certainty on Ll!e
availabiJi ty uf rt:rncdics unci on thci1· effectiveness. In our opwion, under tht!
cuTumslanccs, it Rhol.!ld at
Court, requested
lt.!H~l huvc:, pursw.Jttl
JlllflH!~ Lo pruviJc
to Rult! ·II of Lhe Hules of
won: llifurmallon
Oil
the exhaustion
or local
'l'ht• 1 1 October ·;wo. JUdgment.; ''Wt: shall 110\\' dt~At wtfll thf' hrst gro •md of arp~rtl whlrh I S
Jhflt Jw; cmpiO\< lllt!"lll wm; Ulllawfullv l!!lllllnalcd Upon I C'!,rll'lhllg the iwlr,··mf'n f or IIIIN C:ourt
1
wh1r.h ""' '" <ldiv•·~,·ci nn 1' J\11\' !,!nn.•l \\hl,·h \\<J hLJvt• t~>•rtly <'ltt-rl .-;-rr1t••r in th11a jlldRtm<•nl, W•
,.;ui~fled thr,l Llw ts~lll lm rl•• lt'l Plimt tmn nnd 1 h~ f'Hitln~ to tlw appeal Rl't! lh~ Mnw Tl l r<
''"I) clt:ur th11L thiz; case foils 1nto n classtc dcfirutmn ol resju.dicata··
ar•·
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