57. The Court thus finds that aim of the Applicant's request that women be granted equal right as men with regard to giving a child's surname has been achieved. 58. Accordingly, the Court holds that the prayer has become moot. VIII. REPARATIONS 59. The Applicant prays the Court to order the Respondent State to amend Article 6 of the Law of 24 August 2004 to restore the rights of Beninese women. 60. The Respondent State did not make any submissions. *** 61. Article 27(1) of the Protocol provides that “if the Court finds that there has been a violation of a human or peoples’ right, it shall make appropriate orders to remedy the violation, including the payment of fair compensation or reparation”. 62. The Court recalls in line with it settled jurisprudence that reparations are only awarded when the Respondent State is found responsible for an internationally wrongful act and a causal link is established between the wrongful act and the alleged harm.18 18 XYZ v. Republic of Benin (merits) (27 November 2020) 4 AfCLR 49, § 158; Sébastien Germain Ajavon v. Republic of Benin (reparations) (28 November 2019) 3 AfCLR 196, §§ 17 and 69; Nguza Viking (Babu Seya) and another v. United Republic of Tanzania (reparations) (8 May 2020), 4 AfCLR 3, § 15; Amir Ramadhani v. United Republic of Tanzania, Application No. 010/2015, Judgment of 25 June 2021 (reparations), § 20. 16