8 Now Therefore The Court finds that the request by the Pan African Lawyers' Union and (i) the Southern African L1tigat1on Center relates to a matter pend1ng before the Comm1sston The Court also notes that the sa1d Authors have not responded to the (11) Court's letter transm itting the letter of the Commission on the matter The Court notes that under Article 4( 1) of the Protocol and Rule 68(3) of (11i) the Rules of Court. the subject matter of a request for advisory opm1on shall not relate to a matter be1ng examined by the Commiss1on THE COURT, unanimously:Orders that the Request for Advtsory Opinion . made by the Authors , be and the same 1s hereby declined as it relates to a matter pending before the African Commission on Human and Peoples' R1ghts Done at Arusha, this fifteenth day of March in the year Two Thousand Thirteen , 1n authoritative English and French. the En Signed : Robert ENO, Registrar ~ 4 and