Before revision: Adopted in 2007, the charter only came into effect on February 15, 2012.African Union, List of Countries Which Have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance ( Jan. 17, 2012), URL african_charter_democracy_governance.pdf [hereinafter Ratification Status of the ADC].Signature and ratification by member states, however, has been a slow and continual process since the charter's inception.
After revision: Adopted in 2007, the charter only came into effect on February 15, 2012.African Union, List of Countries Which Have Signed, Ratified/Acceded to the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance ( January 17, 2012), URL african_charter_democracy_governance.pdf [hereinafter Ratification Status of the ADC].Signature and ratification by member states, however, has been a slow and continual process since the charter's inception.