45. By letter dated 3 July 2013, the Registrar notified the parties of the close of pleadings. 46. By letter of 2 October, parties, the Court order 2013, the Registrar transmitted to the amending the name of the Applicants to Frank David Omary and Others. Ill- PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS RAISED BY THE RESPONDENT A- Objection to the ratione materiae jurisdiction of the Court 47. According Application to the Respondent, the Applicants based their on Articles 7, 8, 23, 25 and 30 of the Declaration. The Respondent submits that, pursuant to Article 3(1) of the Protocol “the jurisdiction of the Court submitted to it concerning Charter, this instruments ratified provisions give concerning the therein Protocol provided shall extend the interpretation and any by the States the Court violation these to all cases the of other and jurisdiction human instruments rights of the human _ rights It avers that these to deal with instruments have disputes application relevant concerned”. and been matters mentioned ratified by the government of Tanzania. 48. The Respondent submits that a direct and detailed analysis of __ the Application reveals that it does not concern the interpretatio ind application of any human rights instrument ratified by Tanzania. A NG . oe Ses g WY AG ay