VI. ADMISSIBILITY 35. Under 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”. 36. Pursuant to Rule 50(1) of the Rules of Court “The Court shall ascertain the admissibility (…) in accordance with Article 56 of the Charter, Article 6 (2) of the Protocol and these Rules”. 37. Rule 50(2) of the Rules, which restates in substance Article 56 of the Charter, reads 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 g. Do not deal with cases which have been settled by those States involved in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, or the Charter of the Organization of African Unity or the provisions of the Charter. 38. The Court notes that the Respondent State raises an objection based on non-exhaustion of local remedies. The Court will first rule on this objection (A) before examining other conditions of admissibility, if necessary (B). 11