The African Union legal and institutional framework
Subtitle: a manual on the pan-African organization
By: edited by Abdulqawi A. Yusuf and Fatsah Ouguergouz
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers; Brill Nijhoff; Brill - Nijhoff
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 592
ISBN-13: 9789004221000
Subjects: Politics and government; African Union; Pan-Africanism; African cooperation
Description: It is the goal of this volume to provide a comprehensive work which addresses the institution of the AU, 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. This was not conceived as a scholarly treatise, but as a manual to serve as a basic introduction to the institutional and legal framework of the AU and its affiliated organization. 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.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Brief historical overview of steps to African unity / Mohammed Bedjaoui; title: The transition from the organisation of African unity to the African Union / Tiyanjana Maluwa; title: The African Union: principles and purposes / Stephane Doumbe-Bille; title: The assembly, executive council and commission / Joram M. Biswaro; title: The Pan-African Parliament / Sani L. Mohamed; title: The African Court of Justice and Human Rights / Fatsah Ouguergouz; title: The Peace and Security Council  / Roland Adjovi; title: The Economic, Social and Cultural Council / Mohamed S. Amr; title: The African Economic Community / Makane M. Mbengue & Ousseni Illy; title: The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) / Edward Kannyo; title: The regional economic communities (RECs) / Stephen Karangizi; title: The prohibition of unconstitutional change of government / Muna Ndulo; title: The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance / Helene Tigroudja; title: The African Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Corruption / Mpazi Sinjela; title: The role of the Union in conflict prevention and resolution / Mesmer L. Gueuyou; title: The right of forcible intervention in certain conflicts / Abdulqawi A. Yusuf; title: Peacekeeping operations: the examples of Burundi and Sudan / Mutoy Mubiala; title: The African Union's relationship with the United Nations in the maintenance of peace and security / Djaboca L. Tehindrazanarivelo; title: The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights / Michelo Hansungule; title: The Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa / Rachel Mayanja; title: The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child / Chris M. Peter & Ummy A. Mwalimu; title: The Convention governing the specific aspects of refugee problems in Africa / Osita C. Eze.