iii. That the Application does not meet the admissibility requirements stipulated under Rule 40(6) of the Rules of Court; iv. Declare the Application inadmissible and duly dismiss it. 13. With respect to the merits of the Application, the Respondent State prays the Court to: i. Find that it has not violated Articles 1, 3, 5, 6, 7(1) and 9(1) of the Charter; ii. Dismiss the Applicant’s prayers; iii. Order that the Applicant continue to serve his sentence; and iv. Order that the costs of this Application be borne by the Applicant. V. JURISDICTION 14. The Court notes that Article 3 of the Protocol provides as follows: 1. 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. 2. In the event of a dispute as to whether the Court has jurisdiction, the Court shall decide. 15. The Court notes that pursuant to Rule 49(1) of the Rules it must conduct an assessment of its jurisdiction and dispose of objections thereto, if any. 16. In the present case, the Respondent State objects to the material and temporal aspects of the jurisdiction of the Court. The Court will, therefore, consider the said objections before examining other aspects of its jurisdiction, if necessary. 5