ORIGINAL: ENGLISH ii. Decides that its ruling on the effect of the Respondent's withdrawal of its Declaration under Article 34(6) of the Protocol shall be handed down at a date to be duly notified to the Parties. iii. Orders the Applicant to file written submissions on the procedural matters stated in paragraph 15 above, within fifteen (15) days of receipt of this Order". 7. Following the orders in paragraph 6 above, the Court decided to adjourn all cases filed against Rwanda, pending its ruling on the effect of the Respondent's withdrawal Ill. Effects of withdrawal of Declaration 8. In a Ruling issued on 3 June 2016 in Application No 00312014, lngabire Victoire Umuhoza v Republic of Rwanda, the Court unanimously ruled that the Respondent's withdrawal of its declaration has no effect on the Application , and so it decided to continue with the hearing of the Application. 9. . The Court's Ruling in lngabire Victoire Umuhoza v Republic of Rwanda, therefore, is to the effect that the withdrawal of Rwanda's Declaration does not have the effect of suspending proceedings of cases that have been filed against Rwanda before the Court. 10. For these reasons; THE COURT, unanimously, decides to continue examining this Application. Page 4 ofS

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