AU Constitutive Act

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The AU Constitutive Act is the founding treaty that established the African Union and defines its objectives, principles, and institutional framework.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf founding treaty
international agreement
adoptedBy African Union member states
Organization of African Unity
adoptionDate 2000-07-11
adoptionPlace Lomé, Togo
linked to: Lomé
articleCountApproximate 33 articles
defines institutional framework of the African Union
objectives of the African Union
principles of the African Union
depositary Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union
enteredIntoForceDate 2001-05-26
established African Union
establishesOrgan Assembly of the African Union
Commission of the African Union
Court of Justice of the African Union
Economic, Social and Cultural Council
Executive Council of the African Union
Financial Institutions of the African Union
Pan-African Parliament
Permanent Representatives’ Committee
Specialized Technical Committees
fullName Constitutive Act of the African Union
language Arabic
English
French
Kiswahili
Portuguese
Spanish
objective accelerate the political and socio-economic integration of the continent
achieve greater unity and solidarity between African countries and peoples of Africa
defend the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of its member states
promote and protect human and peoples’ rights in accordance with the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
promote democratic principles and institutions, popular participation and good governance
promote peace, security and stability on the continent
principle condemnation and rejection of unconstitutional changes of governments
non-interference by any member state in the internal affairs of another
peaceful resolution of conflicts among member states
prohibition of the use of force or threat of force among member states
respect of borders existing on achievement of independence
sovereign equality and interdependence among member states
the right of the Union to intervene in a member state in respect of grave circumstances
region Africa
replaced Charter of the Organization of African Unity
shortName AU Constitutive Act
subjectMatter governance and democracy
human rights
peace and security
regional integration

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AU Constitutive Act shortName AU Constitutive Act