on 12 April 2022, the Applicant requested the Court to render a judgment by default. 20. In light of the foregoing, the Court renders the present judgment by default, pursuant to Rule 63 of the Rules.2 VI. JURISDICTION 21. The Court notes that Article 3 of the Protocol provides as follows: 1. The jurisdiction of the Court shall 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. 2. In the event of a dispute as to whether the Court has jurisdiction, the Court shall decide. 22. Under Rule 49(1) of the Rules, “the Court shall conduct preliminary examination of its jurisdiction and the admissibility of the Application in accordance with the Charter, the Protocol and these Rules”. 23. Based on the above-mentioned provisions, the Court must, in each Application, conduct a preliminary examination of its jurisdiction and rule on any objections thereto. 24. In the instant case, no objections were raised to the material, temporal, personal and territorial jurisdiction of the Court. Nevertheless, the Court must ensure that all aspects of its jurisdiction are established. Having found that 2 African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights v. Republic of Libya (merits) (3 June 2016) 1 AfCLR 153, §§ 38 to 42; Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza v. Republic of Rwanda, (reparations) (7 December 2018) 2 AfCLR 202, §§ 14, 15 and 17; Fidèle Mulindahabi v Republic of Rwanda (jurisdiction and admissibility) (4 July 2019) 3 AfCLR 389, § 10. 7