the Declaration allowing individuals to lodge applications directly against it
took effect;
vi.
Declare the application for review inadmissible for lack of evidence of new
facts;
vii.
Dismiss the request for a reassessment of the amount of reparation for
moral damage awarded in the original judgment;
viii.
VI.
Order the Applicant to bear the costs of the proceedings.
JURISDICTION
13. When seized of an application for review, the Court does not have to ensure again
that it has jurisdiction.
14. In the instant case, the jurisdiction of the Court was previously established in its
judgment of 2 December 20212. However, the Respondent State raises an
objection to the personal jurisdiction of the Court.
15. The Court will therefore examine this objection to its jurisdiction.
16. The Respondent State challenges the personal jurisdiction of the Court to hear
the present Application. It reminds the Court that it has withdrawn its Declaration.
For the Respondent State, given that its withdrawal of the Declaration came into
effect on 30 April 2021, no individual or non-governmental organisation (NGO)
may file an application against it before the Court as from 1 May 2021.
17. The Respondent State accordingly requests the Court to declare that it lacks
personal jurisdiction to entertain the Application for review, dated 13 January
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Kouadio Kobena Fory v. Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, ACtHPR, Application N°034/2017, Judgment of 2
December 2021, §§ 21 to 35.
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