the Court.
25. As regards its temporal jurisdiction, the Court finds that it is established,
insofar as the alleged violations were committed after the Respondent State
became a party to the Protocol.
26. Lastly, the Court finds that it has territorial jurisdiction insofar as the alleged
violations occurred on the territory of the Respondent State, which is a Party
to the Charter and the other instruments of which a violation is alleged.
27. In view of the foregoing, the Court holds that it has jurisdiction to hear the
present Application.
VI.
ADMISSIBILITY
28. Under Article 6(2) of the Protocol, “[t]he Court shall rule on the admissibility
of a case taking into account the provisions of Article 56 of the Charter”.
29. Under rule 50(1) of the Rules of Procedure,4 “[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 Charter and these Rules”.
30. Rule 50(2) of the Rules, which essentially restates the provisions of 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 and
with the Charter;
c.
Are not written in disparaging or insulting language directed
against the State concerned and its institutions or the African
4 Article 40 of the Rules of 2 June 2010.
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