observer status with the Commission to bring cases directly before
the Court.
iii.
Temporal jurisdiction, insofar as the alleged violations were
committed after the entry into force in relation to the Respondent
State of the instruments mentioned in sub paragraph (i) of this
paragraph.
iv.
Territorial jurisdiction insofar as the facts of the matter and the
alleged violations occurred in the territory of the Respondent State.
24. In view of the foregoing, the Court finds that it has jurisdiction to hear the
present Application.
VI.
ADMISSIBILITY
25. Article 6(2) of the Protocol provides: “[t]he Court shall rule on the admissibility
of cases taking into account the provisions of Article 56 of the Charter”.
26. In accordance with Rule 50(1) of the Rules of Court,
[t]he 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.
27. Rule 50(2) of the Rules, which essentially restates Article 56 of the Charter,
reads as follows:
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 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;
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