30. As regards its territorial jurisdiction, the Court holds that it has territorial
jurisdiction, as the alleged violations occurred in the territory of the
Respondent State.
31. In the light of the foregoing, the Court holds that it has jurisdiction to examine
this Application.
VI.
ADMISSIBILITY
32. In accordance with Article 6(2) of the Protocol, “the Court shall rule on the
admissibility of cases taking into account the provisions of Article 56 of the
Charter.”
33. Pursuant to Rule 50(1) of the Rules, “The Court shall ascertain the
admissibility of an Application filed before it in accordance with Article 56 of
the Charter, Article 6 (2) of the Protocol and these Rules.”
34. Rule 50(2) of the Rules, which in substance restates the provisions of Article
56 of the Charter, provides as follows:
Applications filed before the Court shall comply with all 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