0001$2 iii. it has territorialjurisdiction given that the facts of the matter occurred in the territory of a state Party to the Protocor, that is, the Respondent State. 23. From the foregoing, the Court concludes that it has jurisdiction to hear the instant case VI. ADMISSIBILIry OF THE APPLICATION 24.ln terms of Article 6(2) of the Protocol "The Court shall rule on the admissibility of cases taking into account the provisions of Article 56 of the charter". 25. Pursuant to Article 39(1) of the Rules, "the Court shatt conduct preliminary examination of (...) the admissibility of the application in accordance with articles 50 and 56 of the Charter and Rule 40 of these Rules." 26. Rule 40 of the Rules, which in substance restates the provisions of Article 56 of the Charter, provides as follows: "Pursuant to the provisions of Article 56 of the Charter to which Article 6(2) of the Protocol refers, Applications to the Court shall comply with the following conditions: 1. Disclose the identity of the Applicant notwithstanding the latter's request for anonymity; 2. Comply with the Constitutive Act of the Union and the Charter; 3. Not contain any disparaging or insulting language; 4. Not be based exclusively on news disseminated through the mass media; 5. Be filed after exhausting local remedies, if any, unless it is obvious that the procedure in unduly prolonged; 6. Be filed within a reasonable time from the date local remedies were exhausted or from the date set by the court as being the commencement of the time limit within which it shall be seized with the matter; and 7. Not raise any matter or issues previously setfled by accordance with the principles of the Charter of the U 7 g Y-)--.-' rties tn he C \