authorities of the Respondent State to release them is a matter pending before domestic courts. 64. Having declared the present Application inadmissible for failure to exhaust local remedies, the Court considers that there is no reason to order the provisional measures sought especially since the said requests are similar to the merits in the dismissed Application. VIII. COSTS 65. None of the Parties made submissions on costs. *** 66. The Court notes that Rule 32(2) of the Rules of Court provides: “unless otherwise decided by the Court, each party shall bear its own costs, if any”. 67. In the circumstances of the case, the Court considers that there is no reason to depart from this principle and therefore decides that each party shall bear its own costs. IX. OPERATIVE PART 68. For these reasons, THE COURT Unanimously, Jurisdiction i. Dismisses the objection based on material jurisdiction; 17