Decision on the Draft Protocol of the Court of Justice

Jurisdiction
African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)
Citation
EX.CL/Dec.58 (III)
Regional Body / Author
Executive Council of the African Union
Date
8 July 2003
Language
English
Type
Decision

DECISION ON THE DRAFT PROTOCOL
OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE
Doc. EX/CL/59 (III)

The Executive Council:

  1. TAKES NOTE of the Report of the Interim Chairperson on the Ministerial Conference on the Draft Protocol of the Court of Justice;

  2. DECIDES that the African Court of Human and People’s Rights shall remain a separate and distinct institution from the Court of Justice of the African Union, and accordingly, Article 56(2) and (3) and ah footnotes of the draft Protocol are expunged from the Draft Protocol;

  3. APPROVES the draft Protocol of the Court of Justice as amended and RECOMMENDS it to the Assembly of the Union for adoption.

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