62. Rule 50(2) of the Rules of Court,10 which in substance restates the provisions of Article 56 of the Charter, provides as follows: Applications filed before the Court shall comply with all of the following conditions: a. Indicate their authors even if the latter requests anonymity; b. Are compatible with the Constitutive Act of the African Union and with the Charter; c. Are not written in disparaging or insulting language directed against the State concerned and its institutions or the African Union; d. Are not based exclusively on news disseminated through the mass media; e. Are sent after exhausting local remedies, if any, unless it is obvious that this procedure is unduly prolonged; f. Are submitted within a reasonable time from the date local remedies were exhausted or from the date set by the Court as being the commencement of the time limit within which it shall be seized with the matter; and g. Do not deal with cases which have been settled by those States involved in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, or the Constitutive Act of the African Union or the provisions of the Charter. 63. The Court notes that in the present case, the Parties do not dispute that the Application complies with the requirements under Rule 50 of the Rules. Nevertheless, the Court must satisfy itself that the said requirements Rules are met before proceeding to consider the Application. 64. The Court notes that in accordance with Rule 50(2)(a) of the Rules, the Applicant has clearly stated his identity. 65. The Court also notes that the present Application seeks to protect the Applicant’s rights under the Charter. Moreover, one of the objectives of the 10 Rule 40 of the Rules of 2 June 2010. 14