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1 online resource (592 pages) |
| Contents |
The African Union: Legal and InstitutionalFramework; Copyright page; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Editors and Contributing Authors; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; PART I. From the Pan-Africanist Movement to the African Union; 1. Brief Historical Overview of Steps to African Unity; 2. The Transition from the Organisation of African Unity to theAfrican Union; 3. The African Union: Principles and Purposes; PART II. Structure and Organs of the African Union; 4. The Assembly, Executive Council and Commission; 5. The Pan-African Parliament; 6. The African Court of Justice and Human Rights |
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7. The Peace and Security Council8. The Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union; PART III. Economic Integration, Development and Good Governance; 9. The African Economic Community; 10. The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD); 11. The Regional Economic Communities; 12. The Prohibition of Unconstitutional Change of Government; 13. The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance; 14. The African Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Corruption; PART IV. Peace and Security; 15. The Role of the Union in Conflict Prevention and Resolution |
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16. The Right of Forcible Intervention in Certain Conflicts17. Peacekeeping Operations: The Examples of Burundi and Sudan; 18. The African Union's Relationship with the United Nations in the Maintenance of Peace and Security; PART V. Human Rights; 19. The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights; 20. The Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa; 21. The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child; 22. The Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa; APPENDICES; A. Sirte Declaration (1999); B. Constitutive Act of the African Union (2000) |
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C. Protocols on Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African UnionD. Links to the African Union Organs, Agencies and Instruments |
| Summary |
This work is an introduction into the origins, law and institutions of the African Union (AU). It examines the evolution, structures, legal standards and operational activities of this Pan-African organization, which replaced the Organization of African Unity (OAU) ten years ago |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
African Union.
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| SUBJECT |
African Union fast |
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African cooperation.
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LAW -- International.
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African cooperation
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Politics and government
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Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001573
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Africa
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Ouguergouz, Fatsah, 1958-
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| LC no. |
2011052658 |
| ISBN |
9789004227729 |
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9004227725 |
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9789004221000 |
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900422100X |
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1283470845 |
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9781283470841 |
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9786613470843 |
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6613470848 |
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