26. The Court finally finds that its territorial jurisdiction is also established in
respect of the present Application insofar as the alleged violations were
committed in the territory of the Respondent State.
27. In light of the foregoing, the Court has jurisdiction to hear this Application.
VI.
ADMISSIBILITY
28. Under Article 6(2) of the Protocol, “[t]he Court shall rule on the admissibility of
cases taking into account the provisions of Article 56 of the Charter”.
29. Pursuant to Rule 50(1) of the Rules, “[t]he Court shall ascertain the admissibility
of an Application filed before it in accordance with Article 56 of the Charter, Article
6 (2) of the Protocol and these Rules.”
30. Rule 50(2) of the Rules, which in substance restates the provisions of Article
56 of the Charter, provides as follows:
Applications filed before the Court shall comply with all of the following
conditions:
a)
Indicate their authors even if the latter request anonymity;
b)
Are compatible with the Constitutive Act of the African Union and
with the Charter;
c)
Are not written in disparaging or insulting language directed
against the State concerned and its institutions or the African
Union;
d)
Are not based exclusively on news disseminated through the
mass media;
e)
Are sent after exhausting local remedies, if any, unless it is
obvious that this procedure is unduly prolonged;
f)
Are submitted within a reasonable time from the date local
remedies were exhausted or from the date the Commission is
seized with the matter; and
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