22.At its 47th Ordinary Session held from 13 to 24 November, 2017, the Court decided to close the written procedure and to set the case down for deliberation. The Parties were notified of this decision on 22 February, zo1g. IV. PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES 23.1n the Application, the Court is requested to: ta "hold the Respondent state liabte for failing in its obligation to carry out a thorough and impartial investigation in pursuance of Article 3(4) of the Maputo Protocol, Article 1 of the Charter and Articte 16 of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child; ll. iii declare that the Respondent State has violated their rights guaranteed and protected by Articles 5,7, 1s, 16, et 17 of the charter; 3, 6 and 14 of the Maputo Protocol; 11 and 14 of the African charter on the Rights and welfare of the Child; 7 of the ICCPR and 5 of the UDHR; order the Respondent state to pay Mariam Kouma and ousmane Diabat6, the sums of 110,628,205 Francs andz0,026,000 Francs respectively in reparation for the prejudices suffered". 24.1n its defence, the Respondent State prayed the Court to: 4 With respect to the form, declare the Application inadmissible on grounds of failure to exhaust the local remedies, On the merits, dismiss the Application as groundless". V ON THE COURT'S JURISDICTION 25.|n terms of Rule 39(1) of its Rules "The Court shall conduct preliminary examination of its jurisdiction,.." 6 al -p 4