Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union

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The Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union is the foundational legal instrument that creates and regulates the AU’s main decision-making body for conflict prevention, management, and resolution across the continent.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African Union treaty
international agreement
legal instrument
adoptedBy African Union
Assembly of the African Union
aimsTo anticipate and prevent conflicts in Africa
promote and implement peace‑building and post‑conflict reconstruction activities
promote peace, security and stability in Africa
appliesTo member states of the African Union
basedOnPrinciples condemnation and rejection of unconstitutional changes of government
peaceful settlement of disputes
protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms
respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of member states
complements Constitutive Act of the African Union
defines composition of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union
decision‑making procedures of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union
functions of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union
mandate of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union
relationship between the Peace and Security Council and other organs of the African Union
establishes Peace and Security Council
surface form: Peace and Security Council of the African Union
fullName Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union self-link
governs cooperation between the Peace and Security Council and Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms in Africa
cooperation between the Peace and Security Council and the United Nations Security Council
working relationship between the Peace and Security Council and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission
language Arabic
English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
legalBasisFor Peace and Security Council
surface form: Peace and Security Council of the African Union
legalStatus binding on African Union member states that have ratified it
organizationContext African Union peace and security architecture
partOf African Peace and Security Architecture
surface form: African Union peace and security legal framework
providesFor early warning arrangements for conflict prevention in Africa
mandating of peace support operations by the Peace and Security Council
peace‑making and peace‑building functions of the Peace and Security Council
sanctions measures in response to unconstitutional changes of government
purpose to create the main decision‑making body of the African Union for conflict prevention, management and resolution
to regulate the mandate, composition and working methods of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union
region Africa
requires ratification by African Union member states
shortName PSC Protocol
subjectMatter collective security
conflict management
conflict prevention
conflict resolution
peace and security
peace support operations

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African Peace and Security Architecture governedBy Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union
Peace and Security Council legalBasis Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union
APSA legalBasis Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union
Continental Early Warning System legalBasis Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union
Continental Early Warning System establishedBy Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union
this entity surface form: African Union Peace and Security Council Protocol
Panel of the Wise legalBasis Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union
African Standby Force legalBasis Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union
Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union fullName Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union self-link
African Union institutional system basedOn Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union
African Union Panel of the Wise legalBasis Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union