: processes set out in the Court's Rules of Procedure in invoking the Court's competence. 24. Iv1r. Onuora rightly set out the distinction between substantive and procedural la-ws when he said that '\:is a general rule) laws vvbich fix duties, establish rights and responsibilities among and for persons natural or otherwise are substantive laws in character vvhile those which merely prescribe the manner in vi1hich such rights and responsibilities may be exercised and enforced in a Court are procedural law." 2.5. Thus a distinction is to be drawn between the Protocol that establishes the Court and defines its competence which is substantive and the Rules of Procedure which is procedural. > .(fot1£~LnhngJhe.@il.~.nc2.fum_for vohmfaJ[Y infor'tlentfton . 26. On 30 l\Jovember 2004 J. I. Alinnor, represented by his Counsel, filed an application to be allowed to ir1tervene in the instant case. The ground for the application· was that he is th[~~~~~~~-of ·t~; ~~i~~~~-~~~ The party was heard on 8 February 2005 in support of his application. The plaintiffs Coupsel argued that the application was filed out of time h1 vi.ew of ·the ' . Comt>s Rules. 27. Article 13(6) of the Court's Rules stipulates that 'Notice shall be given in the Official Jounml of the Community of the date of registration of an application initiating proceedings, ........ ' 28. And Article 89(1) of the Rules of Court requires an application for intervention to be made within six weeks from the date of publication of the notice refeITe<l to in Article 13(6). 29. The plaintiffs application was filed on 19 April 2004 and was published in the IVIay 2004. edition of the Official Journal. It is thus clear that the g Downloaded from worldcourts.com. Use is subject to terms and conditions. See worldcourts.com/terms.htm