i. …the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights is not vested with jurisdiction to adjudicate the Application; ii. …the Application had not met the admissibility requirements provided by Rule 40(5) of the Rules of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights; iii. ...the Application be declared inadmissible; iv. ... the Application be dismissed. 18. On the merits, the Respondent State prays the Court to grant the following orders: i. That, the Respondent has not violated any of the Applicants’ rights provided under Article 5 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights; ii. That, the Respondent has not violated any of the Applicants’ rights provided for under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights; iii. That, the Respondent has not violated article 12(1) and (2) of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania of 1977 as amended from time to time. V. JURISDICTION 19. The Court recalls that Article 3 of the Protocol provides as follows: i. 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. ii. In the event of a dispute as to whether the Court has jurisdiction, the Court shall decide. 20. In accordance with Rule 49(1) of the Rules, “[t]he Court shall conduct preliminary examination of its jurisdiction … in accordance with the Charter, the Protocol and these Rules.” 6