29. Regarding temporal jurisdiction, the Court observes that the alleged violations took place after the ratification of the Charter, the Protocol and the depositing of the Declaration by the Respondent State. 30. As for its territorial jurisdiction, the Court notes that the violations alleged by the Applicant happened within the territory of the Respondent State. In the circumstances, the Court holds that its territorial jurisdiction is established. 31. In light of all the above, the Court holds that it has jurisdiction to determine the present Application. VI. ADMISSIBILITY 32. Pursuant to Article 6(2) of the Protocol, “the Court shall rule on the admissibility of cases taking into account the provisions of Article 56 of the Charter.” 33. In line with Rule 50(1) of the Rules, “the 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.”11 34. The Court notes that Rule 50(2) of the Rules, which in substance restates the content 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 though the latter requests anonymity; b. Are compatible with the Constitutive Act of the African Union and the Charter; 11 Rule 40 of the Rules of Court, 2 June 2010. 10

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