xi. The right to food, protected by Articles 4, 16 and 22 of the Charter, and
Article 15 of the Protocol on the Rights of Women and the Pretoria
Declaration;
xii. The right to economic, social and cultural development, protected by
Article 22 of the Charter and Article 19(c) of Protocol on the Rights of
Women;
xiii. The right to satisfactory environment, protected by Article 24 of the
Charter and Article 18(1) of the Protocol on the Rights of Women;
xiv. The right of peoples to peace, protected by Article 23 of the Charter and
Articles 10 and 11 of the Protocol on the Rights of Women.
III.
SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT
9.
On 21 August 2023, the Applicant State filed its Application and on 19
September 2023, it filed a request seeking expedited proceedings.
10. On 2 October 2023, the Registry served the main Application on the
Respondent State, together with the request for expedited proceedings, for
its Responses within 90 days and 30 days, respectively.
11. On 28 October 2023, the Respondent State requested the Registry to
provide it with copies of the Application and the request for expedited
proceedings in English.
12. On 16 November 2023, the Registry served on the Respondent State the
Application and the request in English, for its Responses within the same
time-limits as indicated in paragraph 10 above. The Respondent State
acknowledged receipt thereof on 4 December 2023.
13. At the lapse of the 30-day period, the Respondent State did not file its
Response to the additional Application.
14. On 17 February 2024, it filed its submissions on jurisdiction and on the
admissibility of the Application, in English. On 21 February 2024, the
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