Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

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African Union treaty international human rights treaty regional human rights instrument

The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights is the regional human rights treaty that creates and governs the African Court responsible for adjudicating violations of the African Charter across member states of the African Union.

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Label	Occurrences
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights canonical	6
Protocol establishing the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights	1
Protocol on the Establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1411680 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Context triple: [African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, legalBasis, Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights]

A. African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights is a continental judicial body that adjudicates human rights cases and disputes arising under the African Charter and other relevant human rights instruments in Africa.
B. United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
The United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court was the 1998 Rome conference at which states negotiated and adopted the Rome Statute, creating the permanent International Criminal Court.
C. First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a treaty that allows individuals to submit complaints to the UN Human Rights Committee alleging violations of the civil and political rights protected by the Covenant.
D. Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a United Nations treaty that commits its parties to abolishing the death penalty under international human rights law.
E. Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights are the formal regulations that govern how the Commission receives, processes, and decides on human rights petitions and cases within the Inter-American human rights system.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Target entity description: The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights is the regional human rights treaty that creates and governs the African Court responsible for adjudicating violations of the African Charter across member states of the African Union.

A. African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights is a continental judicial body that adjudicates human rights cases and disputes arising under the African Charter and other relevant human rights instruments in Africa.
B. United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
The United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court was the 1998 Rome conference at which states negotiated and adopted the Rome Statute, creating the permanent International Criminal Court.
C. First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a treaty that allows individuals to submit complaints to the UN Human Rights Committee alleging violations of the civil and political rights protected by the Covenant.
D. Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a United Nations treaty that commits its parties to abolishing the death penalty under international human rights law.
E. Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights are the formal regulations that govern how the Commission receives, processes, and decides on human rights petitions and cases within the Inter-American human rights system.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African Union treaty ⓘ international human rights treaty ⓘ regional human rights instrument ⓘ
adoptedBy	African Union ⓘ Organization of African Unity ⓘ
adoptionDate	1998-06-09 ⓘ
adoptionPlace	Ouagadougou ⓘ surface form: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
alsoKnownAs	Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ surface form: Protocol establishing the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
appliesTo	member states of the African Union that have ratified the Protocol ⓘ
belongsToRegime	African human rights system ⓘ
bindingOn	States Parties that have ratified the Protocol ⓘ
complements	African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (in judicial protection role) ⓘ surface form: African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
createsOrgan	African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights ⓘ surface form: African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
depositary	Chairperson of the African Union Commission ⓘ
enteredIntoForceDate	2004-01-25 ⓘ
establishes	African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights ⓘ surface form: African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
foundationFor	jurisprudence of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
fullName	Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights self-link ⓘ
governs	access to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ composition of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ jurisdiction of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ procedure of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ
legalBasisFor	African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights ⓘ surface form: African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
legalSystem	international law ⓘ
parentInstrument	African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
providesFor	advisory jurisdiction of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ binding judgments of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ contentious jurisdiction of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ individual and NGO access to the Court subject to state declaration ⓘ
purpose	to ensure protection of human and peoples’ rights in Africa through judicial decisions ⓘ to establish a judicial organ to complement the protective mandate of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
region	Africa ⓘ
relatedTo	African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (in judicial protection role) ⓘ surface form: African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights ⓘ surface form: African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights African Union ⓘ
requires	ratification by African Union member states ⓘ
setsOut	rules on admissibility of cases before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ rules on appointment of judges of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ rules on execution of judgments of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ rules on tenure of judges of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
shortName	Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Protocol on the Establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
subjectOf	human rights ⓘ protection of human and peoples’ rights in Africa ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights → legalBasis → Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ

AfCHPR → establishedBy → Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights → fullName → Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights self-link ⓘ

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights → shortName → Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protocol on the Establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights → alsoKnownAs → Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protocol establishing the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights → relatedInstrument → Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ

Vice-President of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights → basedOn → Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ

Vice-President of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights → createdBy → Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ

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