i. Declare that the Court is vested with jurisdiction to adjudicate over this matter; ii. Declare that the Application meets the admissibility requirements; iii. Declare that the Application be allowed; iv. Order the Respondent State to bear the Costs of the Application ; v. Find that the Respondent State violated his rights provided under Articles 2, 3, and 7(1) of the Charter; vi. Find that the Respondent State violated his right to life by imposing on him the death penalty; vii. Order the Respondent State to restore his liberty by releasing him from prison; viii. Order the Respondent State to set aside the death sentence imposed on the Applicant and to remove him from death row; ix. Order the Respondent State to pay him reparations, the amount of which is to be considered and assessed by this Court according to the period he spent in custody and the national ratio of the annual income of a citizen of the Respondent State. 15. In its Response, with regard to jurisdiction and admissibility of the Application, the Respondent State prays the Court to: i. Declare that Court is not vested with jurisdiction to adjudicate over this matter; ii. Find that the Application does not meet the admissibility requirements stipulated under Rule 40(5) of the Rules of Court5 and Article 6(2) of the Protocol; iii. Dismiss the Application in accordance to Rule 38 of the Rules;6 iv. Order the Applicant to bear the costs of this Application. 16. With regard to the merits of the Application, the Respondent State prays the Court to: 5 6 Corresponding to Rule 50(2)(e) of the Rules of 25 September 2020. Corresponding to Rule 48(1) of the Rules of 25 September 2020. 5