the Court. 25. As regards its temporal jurisdiction, the Court finds that it is established, insofar as the alleged violations were committed after the Respondent State became a party to the Protocol. 26. Lastly, the Court finds that it has territorial jurisdiction insofar as the alleged violations occurred on the territory of the Respondent State, which is a Party to the Charter and the other instruments of which a violation is alleged. 27. In view of the foregoing, the Court holds that it has jurisdiction to hear the present Application. VI. ADMISSIBILITY 28. Under Article 6(2) of the Protocol, “[t]he Court shall rule on the admissibility of a case taking into account the provisions of Article 56 of the Charter”. 29. Under rule 50(1) of the Rules of Procedure,4 “[t]he Court shall ascertain the admissibility of an Application filed before it in accordance with Article 56 of the Charter, Article 6(2) of the Charter and these Rules”. 30. Rule 50(2) of the Rules, which essentially restates the provisions of Article 56 of the Charter, provides: Applications filed before the Court shall comply with all of the following conditions: a. Indicate their authors even if the latter request 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 4 Article 40 of the Rules of 2 June 2010. 7

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