,,000,392 t c. Dismiss the Application without the necessity of requiring the Respondent to appear, in accordance with Rule 38 of the Rules of the Court, V. 1 d. Award costs to the Respondent; e. Make such orders as it deems fit." JURISDICTION 5. By virtue of Article 3 of the Protocol: "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. ln the event of a dispute as to whether the Court has jurisdiction, the Court shall decide." 16 ln accordance with Rule 39(1) of the Rules "The Court shall conduct examination of its jurisdiction 17 . preliminary .. " On the basis of the above-cited provisions, the Court must preliminarily, conduct an assessment of its jurisdiction and dispose of objections, if any, to its jurisdiction. A. Objections to jurisdiction 18.The Respondent state has raised two (2) objections regarding the court's jurisdiction, namely, on the lack of standing of two (2) Applicants and on the failure to disclose a pima facle case. 5 (T- G--