Article 1
Definitions
In this Charter, unless otherwise stated, the following expressions shall have the following meaning: “AU” means the African Union; “African Human Rights Commission” means the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights; “African Peer Review Mechanism” APRM means the African Peer Review Mechanism; “Assembly” means the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union; “Commission” means the Commission of the Union; “Constitutive Act” means the Constitutive Act of the Union; “Charter” means the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance; “Member States” means the Member States of the African Union; “National Electoral Body” means a competent authority, established by the relevant legal instruments of a State Party, responsible for organizing and supervising elections; “NEPAD” means the New Partnership for Africa’s Development; “Peace and Security Council” means the Peace and Security Council of the African Union; “Regional Economic Communities” means the regional integration blocs of the African Union; “State Party” means any Member State of the African Union which has ratified or acceded to this Charter and deposited the instruments for ratification or accession with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission; “Union” means the African Union.
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