37 DRAFTING EFFECTIVE LEGAL COMPLAINTS TO REGIONAL AND UN BODIES PRACTICE NOTE 5 STRATEGIC LITIGATION OF ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES IN AFRICA a) The individual must show that the domestic remedies have been exhausted, proving that the victim has used judicial or administrative avenues within the domestic system. This requirement does not apply before the ECOWAS Court; b) The claim must be filed within a reasonable time after the exhaustion of domestic remedies; c) There are exceptions that allow the victim to file a claim without the exhaustion of domestic remedies, including when the victim can prove that there are no domestic remedies, or that these are futile, and where unreasonable or excessive delays take place. The legal section should outline specifically the rights that the individual claims were violated within the respective treaty. This section should also outline the legal standard and show how the allegations meet that standard. Further, the claim should outline the evidence and facts to support the claims of human rights violations. The remedies section highlights the reparations that victim seeks for the violations.