I. THE PARTIES 1. Fidéle Mulindahabi (hereinafter referred to as “the Applicant”), is a national of the Republic of Rwanda, residing in Kigali, an owner of vehicle no. PAA0162. 2. The Application is filed against the Republic of Rwanda (hereinafter referred to as the “Respondent State”) which became a party to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (hereinafter referred to as "the Charter") on 21 October 1986 and to the Protocol on 25 May 2004. It also deposited on 22 January Protocol by 2013, the Declaration which it accepted provided for under Article 34(6) of the the jurisdiction of the Court to receive applications from individuals and Non-Governmental Organisations. On 29 February of the 2016, the Respondent State notified the Chairperson African Union Commission of its intention to withdraw the said Declaration. The African withdrawal Union Commission on 3 March 2016. transmitted to the By a ruling dated Court, 3 June the notice 2016, of the Court decided that the withdrawal by the Respondent State would take effect from 1 March 2017.1 Il. SUBJECT OF THE APPLICATION A. Facts of the matter 3. The Applicant alleges that on 3 March 2013, his vehicle No. PAAO162 was involved in a traffic accident with a Toyota Carina ERAB620A CORAR Insurance Company, which was found to be insured by at fault for the accident. +See Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza v. Republic of Rwanda (jurisdiction) (2016) 1 AfCLR 540 § 67. 2