viii. Order the Respondent Hundred Thousand State Rwandan to pay him an amount Francs (500,000 RWF) of Five as lawyers' fees and legal costs. 19. The Respondent State did not participate in the proceedings before this Court. Therefore, it did not make any prayers in the instant case. V. NON APPEARANCE OF THE RESPONDENT STATE 20. Rule 55 of the Rules provides that: 1. Whenever a party does not appear before the Court or fails to defend its case, the Court may, on the application of the other party, pass judgment in default after it has satisfied itself that the defaulting party has been duly served with the application and all other documents pertinent to the proceedings. 2. Before acceding to the application of the party before it, the Court shall satisfy itself that it has jurisdiction in the case and that the application is admissible and well founded in fact and in law. 21. The Court notes that the above mentioned Rule 55 of the Rules sets out three conditions, namely: i) failure to appear or defend the case by one of the parties, ii) a request made by the other party and iii) the notification to the defaulting party of both the application and the documents on file. 22.On the default of one of the parties, the Court notes that on 9 May 2017, the Respondent participation documents and State had requested indicated the its cessation intention of any to suspend its transmission of relating to the proceedings in the pending cases concerning it. The Court notes that, by these requests, the Respondent State has voluntarily refrained from asserting its defence.