IX. COSTS 120. The Applicant prays that the costs of this Application be borne by the Respondent State. 121. The Respondent State prays that costs be borne by the Applicant. *** 122. The Court notes that Rule 32(2) of the Rules of Court provides that: “unless otherwise decided by the Court, each party shall bear its own costs, if any”. 123. The Court does not find any justification to depart from the above provisions in the circumstances of the case, and therefore rules that each Party shall bear its own costs. X. OPERATIVE PART 124. For these reasons: THE COURT, Unanimously, On jurisdiction i. Dismisses the objection to its jurisdiction; ii. Declares that it has jurisdiction. On admissibility iii. Dismisses the objections to the admissibility of the Application; iv. Declares the Application admissible. 28