13 delivered on 16th December, 2010) and Hadijatou Mani Koraou v. Republic of Niger (supra) that the exhaustion of local remedies is not a condition precedent for the institution of an action for the relief of violation of human rights before it. Therefore, a plaintiff is not obliged to exhaust local remedies in order to have access to this Court. 42. Finally, defendant argued that plaintiff cannot come to this Com1for the relief of human rights violations under Article 1 0 (d) of the 1991 Protocol as amended by the 2005 Supplementary Protocol since the provisions thereof inure to the benefit of individuals only, to the exclusion of corporate bodies like the plaintiff. Defendant continued that it is Article 1 0 (c) which avails itself to both individuals and corporate bodies but that is only in proceedings against Community Officials for the determination of an act or inaction which violates the rights of the individuals or corporate bodies concerned. 43. In response, the plaintiff argued that under Article 9 of the 1991 Protocol as amended, this Court has jurisdiction over any matter relating to the interpretation of the ECOWAS Revised Treaty, Protocols, Conventions and subsidiary legislation of ECOV/AS. Further, counsel contended that Article 10(c) of the 1991 Protocol as amended provided right of access to individuals and corporate bodies to approach this Court in proceedings for the determination of an act or inaction of a Community Official which Violates the rights of the individual or corporate bodies. The Court also has jurisdiction over human rights violations that occur in Member States.44. It is trite learning that jurisdiction is confe1Ted by statute. This Court was created by the Revised Treaty of ECUWAS. The jurisdiction of this Com1and its competence in various spheres aye clearly spelt out in the Protocols on this Court. Article 9 deals with the jurisdiction of the Court. Under Article 9( 4) the Court has jurisdiction to determine cases of human rights abuse that occur in any Member State. Article 10 governs the right of access to the Court. It prescribes clearly who can access the Court and the relevant causes that they can prosecute before it. A careful reading of Article 10 reveals that access to the Court is open to the following: 1. Member States 13