Constitutive Act of the African Union
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| Article Preamble |
Preamble
We, Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the Organization of African Unity (OAU): 1. The President of the People’s Democratic Republic of…
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| Article 1 |
Definitions
In this Constitutive Act: “Act” means the present Constitutive Act; “AEC” means the African Economic Community; “Assembly” means the Assembly of Heads of…
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| Article 2 |
Establishment
The African Union is hereby established in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
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| Article 3 |
Objectives
The objectives of the Union shall be to: (a) achieve greater unity and solidarity between the African countries and the peoples of Africa; (b) defend the…
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| Article 4 |
Principles
The Union shall function in accordance with the following principles: (a) sovereign equality and interdependence among Member States of the Union; (b) respect…
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| Article 5 |
Organs of the Union
1. The organs of the Union shall be: (a) The Assembly of the Union; (b) The Executive Council; (c) The Pan-African Parliament; (d) The Court of Justice; (e) The…
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| Article 6 |
The Assembly
1. The Assembly shall be composed of Heads of States and Government or their duly accredited representatives. 2. The Assembly shall be the supreme organ of…
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| Article 7 |
Decisions of the Assembly
1. The Assembly shall take its decisions by consensus or, failing which, by a two-thirds majority of the Member States of the Union. However, procedural…
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| Article 8 |
Rules of Procedure of the Assembly
The Assembly shall adopt its own Rules of Procedure.
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| Article 9 |
Powers and functions of the Assembly
1. The functions of the Assembly shall be to: (a) determine the common policies of the Union; (b) receive, consider and take decisions on reports and…
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| Article 10 |
The Executive Council
1. The Executive Council shall be composed of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs or such other Ministers or Authorities as are designated by the Governments of…
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| Article 11 |
Decisions of the Executive Council
1. The Executive Council shall take its decisions by consensus or, failing which, by a two-thirds majority of the Member States. However, procedural matters,…
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| Article 12 |
Rules of Procedure of the Executive Council
The Executive Council shall adopt its own Rules of Procedure.
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| Article 13 |
Functions of the Executive Council
The Executive Council shall coordinate and take decisions on policies in areas of common interest to the Member States, including the following: (a) foreign…
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| Article 14 |
Specialized Technical Committees: establishment and composition
There is hereby established the following Specialized Technical Committees, which shall be responsible to the Executive Council: (a) The Committee on Rural…
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| Article 15 |
Functions of the Specialized Technical Committees
Each Committee shall within its field of competence: (a) prepare projects and programmes of the Union and submit it to the Executive Council; (b) ensure the…
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| Article 16 |
Meetings
Subject to any directives given by the Executive Council, each Committee shall meet as often as necessary and shall prepare its Rules of Procedure and submit…
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| Article 17 |
The Pan-African Parliament
1. In order to ensure the full participation of African peoples in the development and economic integration of the continent, a Pan-African Parliament shall…
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| Article 18 |
The Court of Justice
1. A Court of Justice of the Union shall be established; 2. The statute, composition and functions of the Court of Justice shall be defined in a protocol…
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| Article 19 |
The Financial Institutions
The Union shall have the following financial institutions, whose rules and regulations shall be defined in protocols relating thereto: (a) The African Central…
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| Article 20 |
The Commission
1. There shall be established a Commission of the Union, which shall be the Secretariat of the Union. 2. The Commission shall be composed of the Chairman, his…
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| Article 21 |
The Permanent Representatives Committee
1. There shall be established a Permanent Representatives Committee. It shall be composed of Permanent Representatives to the Union and other…
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| Article 22 |
The Economic, Social and Cultural Council
1. The Economic, Social and Cultural Council shall be an advisory organ composed of different social and professional groups of the Member States of the…
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| Article 23 |
Imposition of sanctions
1. The Assembly shall determine the appropriate sanctions to be imposed on any Member State that defaults in the payment of its contributions to the budget of…
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| Article 24 |
The headquarters of the Union
1. The Headquarters of the Union shall be in Addis Ababa in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. 2. There may be established such other offices of the…
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| Article 25 |
Working languages
The working languages of the Union and all its institutions shall be, if possible, African languages, Arabic, English, French and Portuguese
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| Article 26 |
Interpretation
The Court shall be seized with matters of interpretation arising from the application or implementation of this Act. Pending its establishment, such matters…
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| Article 27 |
Signature, ratification and accession
1. This Act shall be open to signature, ratification and accession by the Member States of the OAU in accordance with their respective constitutional…
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| Article 28 |
Entry into force
This Act shall enter into force thirty (30) days after the deposit of the instruments of ratification by two-thirds of the Member States of the OAU.
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| Article 29 |
Admission to membership
1. Any African State may, at any time after the entry into force of this Act, notify the Chairman of the Commission of its intention to accede to this Act and…
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| Article 30 |
Suspension
Governments which shall come to power through unconstitutional means shall not be allowed to participate in the activities of the Union
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| Article 31 |
Cessation of membership
1. Any State which desires to renounce its membership shall forward a written notification to the Chairman of the Commission, who shall inform Member States…
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| Article 32 |
Amendment and revision
1. Any Member State may submit proposals for the amendment or revision of this Act. 2. Proposals for amendment or revision shall be submitted to the Chairman of…
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| Article 33 |
Transitional arrangements and final provisions
1. This Act shall replace the Charter of the Organization of African Unity. However, the Charter shall remain operative for a transitional period of one year or…
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| Article -Treaty |
Treaty - AU Constitutive Act
Constitutive Act of the African Union
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