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 g. Do not deal with cases which have been settled by those States involved in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, or the Constitutive Act of African Union or the provisions of the Charter. 31. The Court notes that the Respondent State did not file any submission in the present Application. 32. The Court notes, from the record, that the Application’s compliance with the requirements in Article 56(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of the Charter, which are reiterated in sub-rules 50(2)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of the Rules, are not in contention between the Parties. Nevertheless, it must ascertain that these requirements have been fulfilled. 33. In particular, the Court notes that the requirement laid down in Rule 50(2)(a) of the Rules is met since the Applicant has indicated his identity. 34. The Court also notes that the claims made by the Applicant seek to protect his rights guaranteed under the Charter. It further notes that one of the objectives of the Constitutive Act of the African Union, as stated in Article 3(h) thereof, is the promotion and protection of human and peoples’ rights. The Application also does not contain any claim or prayer that is incompatible with the said provision of the Act. Therefore, the Court considers that the Application meets the requirement of Rule 50(2)(b) of the Rule. 35. The Court further observes that the Application does not contain any disparaging or insulting language regarding the Respondent State or its 9