ii. Find that the Application does not meet the admissibility requirements stipulated under Rule 40(5) of the Rules of Court and declare it inadmissible.4 iii. Find that the Application does not meet the admissibility requirements stipulated under Rule 40(6) of the Rules of Court and declare it inadmissible.5 iv. Dismiss the Application with costs. 17. With regard to the merits of the Application, the Respondent State prays the Court to: i. Find that the Respondent State did not violate Article 2 of the Charter. ii. Find that the Respondent State did not violate Article 3(1)(2) of the Charter. iii. Find that the Respondent State did not violate Article 7(1)(c) and (d) of the Charter. iv. Find that the Respondent State did not discriminate against the Applicant. v. Dismiss the Application with costs for lack of merit. vi. Dismiss the Applicant’s prayer for reparations. 18. In Response to the Applicant’s submissions on reparations, the Respondent State prays the Court to: i. Dismiss the [Applicant’s] prayers in their entirety. ii. Declare that the interpretation and application of the Protocol and the Charter do not confer jurisdiction on the Court to set the Applicant at liberty. iii. Declare that the Respondent State did not violate the cited provisions of the Charter and that the Applicant was treated in accordance with the law by the Respondent State during the trail and appeal proceedings in its jurisdiction. iv. Dismiss the Applicant’s prayer for reparations. 4 5 Corresponding to Rule 50(2)(e) of the Rules of 25 September 2020. Corresponding to Rule 50(2)(f) of the Rules of 25 September 2020. 5

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