The Court composed of : Imani D. ABOUD, President; Modibo SACKO, Vice President, Rafaâ BEN ACHOUR, Suzanne MENGUE, Tujilane R CHIZUMILA, Chafika BENSAOULA, Blaise TCHIKAYA, Stella I. ANUKAM, Dumisa B. NTSEBEZA, Dennis D ADJEI, Duncan GASWAGA - Judges, and Robert ENO, Registrar. The Matter of: Glory Cyriaque HOSSOU Self-represented, Versus REPUBLIC OF BENIN Represented by i) Mr Iréné ACLOMBESSI, Judicial Officer of the Treasury, ii) Mrs Olga Nouatin Sedogbo, Head of the Litigation Management Office at the Judicial Agency of the Treasury, After deliberation, Renders the following Judgment: I. THE PARTIES 1. Mr Glory Cyriaque HOSSOU (hereinafter referred to as "the Applicant "), is a national of Benin. He alleges that the provisions of Law No. 2002-07 of 24 August 2004 on the Individual and Family Code of Benin violate the right to equality between men and women insofar as they confer on only the father, the right to give his surname to the child, thus excluding the mother’s. 1