IV. PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES 11. The Applicant prays the Court to: i. Dismiss the Respondent State’s objection; ii. Grant all the requests contained in his written submissions; iii. Order the Respondent State to make its legislation on wanted persons compliant with the provisions of the African Charter and the relevant provisions of the United Nations Conventions on statelessness, in strict compliance with the relevant international guidelines; iv. Order the Respondent State to pay him the sum of One Hundred Million (100,000,000) CFA francs by way of damages for moral prejudice; v. Order the Respondent State to pay costs. 12. The Respondent State prays the Court to: i. Find that the Applicant brought the case before the Court prematurely as he did not exhaust local remedies; ii. Find that local remedies exist, are available and effective; iii. Declare that the Applicant did not exhaust local remedies; iv. Consequently, declare the Application inadmissible. V. JURISDICTION 13. Article 3 of the Protocol provides that: 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. 5