IX.
COSTS
164. Each Party prays the Court to order that the other Party should bear the
costs.
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165. The Court observes that rule 32(2) provides that “unless otherwise decided
by the Court, each party shall bear its own costs, if any.”
166. The Court finds no justification for departing from the above provision in the
circumstances of the case and, therefore, Rules that each Party shall bear
its own costs.
X.
OPERATIVE PART
167. For these reasons:
THE COURT,
Unanimously,
On jurisdiction
i.
Dismisses the objection to its material jurisdiction;
ii.
Declares that it has jurisdiction.
On admissibility
iii.
Dismisses the objection to the admissibility of the Application;
iv.
Declares the Application admissible.
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