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The Constitutive Act of the African Union sets out the codified framework under which the African Union is to conduct itself. It was signed on 11 July 2000 at Lomé, Togo.It entered into force after two thirds of the 53 signatory states ratified the convention on 26 May 2001. [1]
African Union law is based on several sources, which include constitutional documents, Treaties, Decisions of the policy organs of the AU, African customary international law, soft laws, regional courts decisions and future laws to be enacted by the Pan African Parliament. [2]
African Union (AU) member states have various forms of government. The Constitutive Act of the African Union makes no provision for what type of government a member state may or must have, but Article 30 states: Governments which shall come to power through unconstitutional means shall not be allowed to participate in the activities of the Union.
The African Union on Tuesday suspended Niger from all of its institutions and activities “until the effective restoration of constitutional order” following last month's coup. The Executive ...
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, in existence since 1986, is established under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (the African Charter) rather than the Constitutive Act of the African Union. It is the premier African human rights body, with responsibility for monitoring and promoting compliance with the African ...
The member states of the African Union are the 55 sovereign states that have ratified or acceded to the Constitutive Act of the African Union to become member states to the African Union (AU). [1] The AU was the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), and AU membership was open to all OAU member states.
The African Union has suspended Niger following the takeover of the West African country by a military junta on July 26.. In a much-anticipated statement, the African Union (AU) – a union of 55 ...
A suspension means Nigerien representatives, from the head of state down, no longer can vote on AU proposals or participate The post The African Union suspends Niger until constitutional order ...