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II. Subject of the Order
3. By a letter dated 1 March 2016, received at the Registry of the Court on 2 March
2016, the Respondent notified the Court of its deposition of an instrument of
withdrawal of its Declaration made under Article 34(6) of the Protocol. The letter
further stated that:
"The Republic of Rwanda requests that after deposition of the same, the
Court suspends hearings involving the Republic of Rwanda, including the
case referred above, until review is made to the Declaration and the Court
is notified in due course."
4. By a letter dated 3 March 2016, the Office of Legal Counsel and Directorate of
Legal Affairs of the African Union Commission notified the Court of the
submission of the Respondent's instrument of withdrawal of its Declaration made
under Article 34(6) of the Protocol, which was received at the African Union
Commission on 29 February 2016.
5. When the Court received the Respondent's instrument of withdrawal, it had
already set down a public hearing for 4 March 2016 in respect of Application No
00312014, lngabire Victoire Umuhoza v Republic of Rwanda.
6. Following the Public Hearing, on 18 March 2016, the Court issued an Order in
which it:
"i. Orders that the Parties file written submissions on the effect of the
Respondent's withdrawal of its Declaration made under Article 34(6) of the
Protocol, within fifteen (15) days of receipt of this Order
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