55. At its 48th Ordinary Session, the African Commission considered the Communication and decided to defer its decision on the Merits to its 49 th Ordinary Session. 56. At its 49th Ordinary Session, the African Commission considered the Communication and decided to defer decision on the merit to the 50th Ordinary Session, and by a note verbale and a letter dated 16 August 2011, both the 57. AC HP R Complainant and the Respondents were informed of the Commission‟s decision. At its 50th Ordinary Session, the African commission considered the decision on the merits and made comments. The Commission requested the Secretariat to incorporate its comments on the Communication and present it to the 10 th Extraordinary Session for revision and adoption. 58. At its 10th Extra-ordinary Session held from 12 to 16 December 2011, in Banjul, The Gambia, the African Commission considered and adopted the Communication on Merit. Submissions on Locus Standi Respondent State’s Submissions on Locus Standi 59. The African Commission was seized of this Communication at its 34 th Ordinary Session held in Banjul, The Gambia from 6 to 20 November 2003. 60. In its preliminary submissions, the Respondents State argues that the Communication should be declared inadmissible on the ground that the authors lacked locus standi to submit or assume authorship of the Communication. The Respondent State argues that both Unoda Mack, a national of Botswana, and Brain Spilg SC, a national of South Africa were briefed as pro deo to argue the 10