in paragraph 2 of this Judgment, that on 25 March 2020, the Respondent State deposited the instrument of withdrawal of its Declaration. According to the Court’s jurisprudence, the withdrawal by the Respondent State of its Declaration has no retroactive effect, nor does it affect cases pending at the time of the said withdrawal or new cases brought before it prior to its entry into force. Since the withdrawal of the Declaration takes effect twelve (12) months after the deposition of the instrument relating thereto, that is, on 26 March 2021, it has no bearing on the Application, which was filed on 17 September 2020.6 29. The Court further notes that although the request for provisional measures was filed after the withdrawal of the Declaration took effect on 26 March 2021, its personal jurisdiction in the present case is not affected, since the said request relates and is subsidiary, to the initial Application filed on 17 September 2020, that is, before the said withdrawal took effect. Consequently, the said withdrawal does not affect the personal jurisdiction of the Court. 30. In view of the foregoing, the Court dismisses the objection to jurisdiction and finds that it has personal jurisdiction to hear the present Application. B. Other aspects of the Court’s jurisdiction 31. The Court notes that it has material jurisdiction, insofar as the Applicant alleges violations of the Charter, the ACDEG, the ICCPR and the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy, to which the Respondent State is a Party.7 See paragraph 2 of this judgment. The Respondent State ratified the ICCPR on 12 March 1992, the ACDEG on 11 July 2012, and the ECOWAS Protocol on 21 December 2001. 6 7 12