21. The Court also finds that it has personal jurisdiction insofar as the
Respondent State is a party to the Charter and the Protocol and has
deposited the Declaration.
22. The Court further considers that it has temporal jurisdiction insofar as the
alleged violations occurred after the Respondent State became a Party to
the Charter and the Protocol.
23. Finally, the Court finds that it has territorial jurisdiction, insofar as the facts
and the alleged violations took place in the territory of the Respondent State.
24. In view of the foregoing, the Court holds that it has jurisdiction to consider
the instant Application.
VI.
ADMISSIBILITY
25. Article 6(2) of the Protocol provides: “the Court shall rule on the admissibility
of cases taking into account the provisions of Article 56 of the Charter”.
26. According to Rule 50(1) of the Rules, “The Court shall ascertain the
admissibility of an Application in accordance with Article 56 of the Charter,
Article 6(2) of the Protocol and these Rules”.8
27. 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 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,
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Rule 40, Rules of Court, 2010.
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