Respondent State. Accordingly, the Court holds that it has territorial jurisdiction. 26. Consequently, the Court finds that it has jurisdiction to consider the instant Application. VI. ADMISSIBILITY 27. The Court notes that under Article 6(2) of the Protocol, “The Court shall rule on the admissibility of cases taking into account the provisions of Article 56 of the Charter”. 28. The Court further notes that under Rule 50(1) of the Rules “The Court shall ascertain the admissibility of an Application filed before it in accordance with Article 56 of the Charter, the Protocol and these Rules”.8 29. Rule 50(2) of the Rules, which in substance restates Article 56 of the Charter, provides that: 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 (hereinafter “the Constitutive Act”) and with the Charter; c) Are not written in disparaging or insulting language directed against the State concerned and its institutions or the African Union; d) Are not based exclusively on news disseminated through the mass media; e) Are sent after exhausting local remedies, if any, unless it is obvious that this procedure is unduly prolonged; 8 Rule 40 of the Rules of 2 June 2010. 8