00023 3 (iv) facilitate his access to legal aid pursuant to Article 10(2) of the Protocol and Rule 31 of the Rules. 19. (v) declare that it has jurisdiction to hear the matter; (vi) declare that his Application is well founded; and (vii) call on the Respondent State to bear the costs." ln its Response, the Respondent State prays the Court to ta (i) (ii) declare that it Iacks jurisdiction to hear the matter; find that the Application does not meet the admissibility conditions set out in Rule 40(5) and (6) of the Rules of Court, and to dismiss the said Application; (iii) find that the Respondent State did not violate the rights of the Applicant under Articles 2,3(1), 3(2), 6, 7(1)(a) and (c), 7(2) of the Charter; (iv) declare that the Application is unfounded; (v) dismiss the Applicant's prayer for reparation; (vi) hold the Applicant liable to bear the cost". V. JURISDICTION 20. ln terms of Rule 39(1) of the Rules, "the Court shall conduct preliminary examination of its jurisdiction and the admissibility of the Application..." A. Objection on material jurisdiction 21. The Respondent State raises an objection to the jurisdiction of the Court, citing Article 3(1) of the Protocol which provides that: "The jurisdiction of the Court shail extend to all cases and disputes submitted to it concerning the interpretation and application of the Charter, this Protocol and any other relevant Human Rights instrument ratified by the States concerned". The Respondent State also invokes Rule 26(1)(a) of the Rules of Court which restates the provisions of Article 3(1) of the Protocol. 6 s h