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vi. order the Respondent State to publish the judgment of the Court in the
Official Gazette and in local dailies.
12.|n their submissions on reparations, the Applicants pray the Court to order the
Respondent State to pay:
Fifty million (50,000,000) CFA Francs to each of the victims as
compensation for medical expenses, loss of income arising from the
dismissal or sick leave, occupational illness, funeral expenses and loss of
income for their beneficiaries; and
ii.
Fifty million (50,000,000) CFA Francs to each of the victims for the direct
and indirect moral damages suffered.
13.1n its Response, the Respondent State prays the Court to
On the form, declare the Application inadmissible as the Applicants lack
legal capacity to seize the Court and for failure to exhaust local remedies;
or
On the merits, dismiss the Application as unfounded
V.
14.
JURISDICTION
Article 3(1 ) of the Protocol provides that: "The jurisdiction of the Court shall extend to
all cases and disputes submitted to it concerning the interpretation and application of the
Charter, this Protocol, and any other relevant Human Rights instrument ratified by the
States concerned."
ln accordance with Rule 39(1) of the Rules, "the Court
shall
conduct preliminary examination of its jurisdiction ..."
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