CHAPTER III: WRITTEN PROCEEDINGS Rule 39 Access to the Court 1. Pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 (1) and (3) of the Protocol, the following are entitled to submit cases to the Court: a) The Commission; b) The State Party which has lodged an Application to the Commission; c) The State Party against which an Application has been lodged at the Commission; d) The State Party whose citizen is a victim of a human rights violation; e) An African Intergovernmental Organization; f) An individual or a Non-Governmental Organization which has Observer Status before the Commission provided the requirements of Article 34(6) of the Protocol are met. 2. In accordance with Article 5(2) of the Protocol, a State Party which has an interest in a case may submit a request to the Court to be permitted to join in accordance with the procedure established under Rule 61 of these Rules. Rule 40 Commencement of Proceedings 1. Applications filed before the Court shall be written in one of the official languages of the Court and filed in one (1) original Application containing a summary of the facts and of the evidence intended to be adduced. The said Application shall be signed by the Applicant or by his/her representative. 2. The Application shall specify the alleged violation, evidence of exhaustion of local remedies or of the inordinate delay or ineffectiveness of such local remedies as well as the orders or the injunctions sought. All Applications filed by individuals and Non-Governmental Organizations shall meet the other 27 | P a g e