{"id":419,"date":"2020-04-18T20:24:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T17:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.african-court.org\/wpafc\/?page_id=419"},"modified":"2025-03-18T11:56:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T08:56:34","slug":"basic-information-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/afchpr\/basic-information-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"419\" class=\"elementor elementor-419\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cd33396 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3cd33396\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e998ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65e998ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b305411 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_post_title_elementor\" data-id=\"b305411\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jnews_post_title_elementor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class='jeg_custom_title_wrapper   '>\n                <h1 class=\"jeg_post_title\">Basic Information<\/h1>\n            <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-850a15f elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_post_breadcrumb_elementor\" data-id=\"850a15f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jnews_post_breadcrumb_elementor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class='jeg_custom_breadcrumb_wrapper   '><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-295990b9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"295990b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1881762 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"1881762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"25696098\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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The Protocol establishing the African Court was adopted on 9 June 1998 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and entered into force on 25 January 2004 after it was ratified by 15 African States, as prescribed under its article 34(3).<\/p>\n<p>The Court applies the provisions of the African Charter on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights (the African Charter) and other human rights instruments ratified by the States concerned. It does not have criminal jurisdiction like the International Criminal Court.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-256960982\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-256960982\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-14f3cc6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14f3cc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0ee361 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0ee361\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Court bases its core values on the African Charter and other internationally recognized principles of human rights and the promotion of the rule of law. The Court continues to foster and uphold the following core values:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Judicial independence and impartiality as between all litigants, parties and stakeholders.<\/li>\n<li>Fair and impartial application and interpretation of the provisions of the African Charter, other relevant international human rights treaties, the Protocol and the Rules.<\/li>\n<li>Transparent and ethical accountability in all operations of the Court.<\/li>\n<li>Upholding every individual\u2019s freedom to enjoy basic civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights.<\/li>\n<li>Collaboration with relevant stakeholders in pursuance of the Court\u2019s objective of protecting human and peoples\u2019 rights.<\/li>\n<li>Non-discrimination and equality in performance of the Court\u2019s work.<\/li>\n<li>Integrity of the Judges and staff working at the Court.<\/li>\n<li>Providing equal access to all potential users of the Court.<\/li>\n<li>Responsiveness to the needs of those 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Out of these, only (8) States have filed the Declaration under Article 34 (6 ) of the Protocol by which  they accept the competence of the Court to consider applications filed by individuals and NGOs.\n<\/br>\n<\/br>\nIn the absence of such a Declaration, an application against states that have not made the Declaration must be submitted to the Banjul Commission first, which may  \u2013 after preliminary examination \u2013 decide to refer the case to the Court.\n<\/br>\n<\/br>\nThe following 34 states have ratified the Protocol, the  ones in green have also deposited the Special Declaration:\n\nAlgeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Cote d\u2019Ivoire, Comoros, Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau,\nKenya, Libya, Lesotho, Mali, Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Niger, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, South Africa, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda and Zambia.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bac8f84 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7bac8f84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d83090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12d83090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ordinary sessions<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-554cec93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"554cec93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; \">The Court holds Ordinary Sessions, four times a year, lasting for four weeks usually in March, May, September and November, and holds Extra-Ordinary Sessions if necessary. 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