Court recalls its jurisprudence that the withdrawal by the Respondent State of its Declaration has no retroactive effect, neither does it affect cases pending at the time of the said withdrawal or new cases brought before it prior to its entry into force 12 months after its deposition, in this case, on 26 March 2021. As the Application was filed on 4 September 2018, that is, before the withdrawal took effect, it is not affected by the said withdrawal. ii. Temporal jurisdiction, insofar as all the alleged violations occurred after the Respondent State became a Party to the Charter and to the Protocol, as mentioned in paragraph 2 of this Judgment. iii. Territorial jurisdiction, insofar as the violations alleged by the Applicant occurred in the territory of the Respondent State. 25. Consequently, the Court holds that it has jurisdiction to hear the instant Application. VI. ADMISSIBILITY 26. Under 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”. 27. The Court further notes that under 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, the Protocol and these Rules”.6 28. Rule 50(2) of the Rules, which in substance restates Article 56 of the Charter, provides : Applications filed before the Court shall comply with all of the following conditions: a. Indicate their authors even if the latter request anonymity, b. Are compatible with the Constitutive Act of the African Union (hereinafter “the Constitutive Act”) and with the Charter; 6 Rule 40 of the Rules of Court of 2 June 2010. 10