134. Considering the circumstances of this case, the Court decides that each Party shall bear its own costs. X. OPERATIVE PART 135. For these reasons, THE COURT, Unanimously: i. Dismisses the objection to the Court's jurisdiction; ll. Declares that it has jurisdiction; iii. Dismisses the objection to the admissibility of the Application; iv. Declares that the Application is admissible; v Hotds that the Respondent State has violated Article 6(b) of the Maputo Protocol, and Articles 2 and 21 of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, on the minimum age for marriage; VI Hotds that the Respondent State has violated Article 6 (a) of the Maputo Protocol and Article 16 (1) (b) of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women on the right to consent to marriage; vil, Hotds that the Respondent State has violated Article 21 (1) and (2) of the Maputo Protocol, and Article 3 of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, on the right to inheritance for women and children born out of wedlock; t, 28 ,2.-"' Y e I

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