LEADER 04852nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910810220503321 005 20240516114605.0 010 $a1-283-47084-5 010 $a9786613470843 010 $a90-04-22772-5 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004227729 035 $a(CKB)2550000000083621 035 $a(EBL)848682 035 $a(OCoLC)775301927 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000598499 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11392944 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000598499 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10592108 035 $a(PQKB)11367426 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC848682 035 $a(OCoLC)775301927$z(OCoLC)779881420$z(OCoLC)780034593 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004227729 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL848682 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10529647 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL347084 035 $a(PPN)174402953 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000083621 100 $a20111220d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe African Union$b[electronic resource] $elegal and institutional framework : a manual on the pan-African organization /$fedited by Abdulqawi A. Yusuf and Fatsah Ouguergouz 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLeiden $cMartinus Nijhoff Publishers$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (592 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-04-22100-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBrief historical overview of steps to African unity / Mohammed Bedjaoui -- The transition from the organisation of African unity to the African Union / Tiyanjana Maluwa -- The African Union: principles and purposes / Stephane Doumbe-Bille -- The assembly, executive council and commission / Joram M. Biswaro -- The Pan-African Parliament / Sani L. Mohamed -- The African Court of Justice and Human Rights / Fatsah Ouguergouz -- The Peace and Security Council / Roland Adjovi -- The Economic, Social and Cultural Council / Mohamed S. Amr -- The African Economic Community / Makane M. Mbengue & Ousseni Illy -- The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) / Edward Kannyo -- The regional economic communities (RECs) / Stephen Karangizi -- The prohibition of unconstitutional change of government / Muna Ndulo -- The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance / Helene Tigroudja -- The African Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Corruption / Mpazi Sinjela -- The role of the Union in conflict prevention and resolution / Mesmer L. Gueuyou -- The right of forcible intervention in certain conflicts / Abdulqawi A. Yusuf -- Peacekeeping operations: the examples of Burundi and Sudan / Mutoy Mubiala -- The African Union's relationship with the United Nations in the maintenance of peace and security / Djaboca L. Tehindrazanarivelo -- The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights / Michelo Hansungule -- The Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa / Rachel Mayanja -- The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child / Chris M. Peter & Ummy A. Mwalimu -- The Convention governing the specific aspects of refugee problems in Africa / Osita C. Eze. 330 $aThis work is an introduction to 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) 10 years ago. Although the AU came into being in 2001, so far there is no comprehensive work which addresses the institution, 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. It is the aim of this work to fill that void. It has been conceived as a manual, and not as a scholarly treatise, so as to serve as a basic introduction to the institutional and legal framework of the AU and its affiliated organizations. 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. 606 $aPan-Africanism 606 $aAfrican cooperation 607 $aAfrica$xPolitics and government$y1960- 615 0$aPan-Africanism. 615 0$aAfrican cooperation. 676 $a341.24/9 701 $aYusuf$b Abdulqawi$0252339 701 $aOuguergouz$b Fatsah$f1958-$0550983 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810220503321 996 $aThe African Union$94049481 997 $aUNINA