Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- From the Pan-Africanist Movement to the African Union Brief Historical Overview of Steps to African Unity / Mohammed Bedjaoui -- The Transition from the Organisation of African Unity to the African Union / Tiyanjana Maluwa -- The African Union: / Stéphane Doumbe-Billé -- Structure and Organs of the African Union The Assembly, Executive Council and Commission / Joram M. Biswaro -- The Pan-African Parliament / Sani L. Mohamed -- The African Court of Justice and Human Rights / Fatsah Ouguergouz -- The Peace and Security Council / Roland Adjovi -- The Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union / Mohamed S. Amr -- Economic Integration, Development and Good Governance The African Economic Community / Makane M. Mbenge and Ousseni Illy -- The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) / Edward Kannyo -- The Regional Economic Communities / Stephen Karangizi -- The Prohibition of Unconstitutional Change of Government / Muna Ndulo -- The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance / Hélène Tigroudja -- The African Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Corruption / Mpazi Sinjela -- Peace and Security The Role of the Union in Conflict Prevention and Resolution / Mesmer L. Gueuyou -- The Right of Forcible Intervention in Certain Conflicts / Abdulqawi A. Yusuf -- Peacekeeping Operations: / Mutoy Mubiala -- The African Union’s Relationship with the United Nations in the Maintenance of Peace and Security / Djacoba L. Tehindrazanarivelo -- Human Rights The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights / Michelo Hansungule -- The Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa / Rachel Mayanja -- The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child / Chris M. Peter and Ummy A. Mwalimu -- The Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa / Osita C. Eze -- Appendices Sirte Declaration (1999) -- Constitutive Act of the African Union (2000) -- Protocol on Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union -- Links to the African Union Organs, Agencies and Instruments -- Index.

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This work is an introduction to the origins, law and institutions of the African Union (AU). It examines the evolution, structures, legal standards and operational activities of this Pan-African organization, which replaced the Organization of African Unity (OAU) 10 years ago. Although the AU came into being in 2001, so far there is no comprehensive work which addresses the institution, its organs and structures, the scope of its operations, its legal framework and the normative standards underpinning its objectives and functions or those underlying the conventions, charters and protocols it has enacted or inherited from its predecessor, the OAU. It is the aim of this work to fill that void. It has been conceived as a manual, and not as a scholarly treatise, so as to serve as a basic introduction to the institutional and legal framework of the AU and its affiliated organizations. It is meant to offer a concise and clear picture of the nature and workings of a continental institution aimed not only at promoting peace and unity in Africa but also at ensuring human security, development, human rights protection and good governance for the peoples of Africa.

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