is, after the entry into force of the Protocol in respect of the Respondent State. Accordingly, the Court finds that it has temporal jurisdiction. 175. In view of the foregoing, the Court holds that it has jurisdiction to hear the present Application. VI. ADMISSIBILITY 176. Article 6(2) of the Protocol states that: “the Court shall rule on the admissibility of cases taking into account the provisions of article 56 of the Charter”. 177. Under Rule 50(1) of the Rules: “the Court shall ascertain the admissibility of an Application […] in accordance with Article 56 of the Charter and Article 6(2) of the Protocol and these Rules.” Rule 50(2) of the Rules, which in substance embodies Article 56 of the Charter, states that: 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 set by the Court as being the commencement of the time limit within which it shall be seized with the matter, and 42

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