Acts of the East African Community
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Acts of the East African Community are regional laws enacted by the East African Legislative Assembly that govern and harmonize various policy areas among the member states of the East African Community.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Acts of the East African Community canonical | 2 |
| East African Community law | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1996749 — 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: Acts of the East African Community Context triple: [East African Legislative Assembly, passes, Acts of the East African Community]
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A.
Constitutive Act of the African Union
The Constitutive Act of the African Union is the founding treaty that created the African Union and defines its objectives, principles, institutions, and legal framework.
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B.
Secretariat of the East African Community
The Secretariat of the East African Community is the executive organ responsible for coordinating, managing, and implementing the regional bloc’s policies, programs, and decisions across its member states.
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C.
Protocol on the Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union
The Protocol on the Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union is a legal instrument that revises and updates the AU’s founding treaty to refine its institutional structures, decision-making processes, and areas of competence.
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D.
Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community relating to the Pan-African Parliament
The Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community relating to the Pan-African Parliament is the foundational legal instrument that created and governs the continent-wide parliamentary body of the African Union.
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E.
Biketawa Declaration
The Biketawa Declaration is a 2000 regional security and cooperation framework adopted by Pacific Islands Forum leaders that underpins collective responses to crises and promotes good governance and stability in the Pacific.
- 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: Acts of the East African Community Target entity description: Acts of the East African Community are regional laws enacted by the East African Legislative Assembly that govern and harmonize various policy areas among the member states of the East African Community.
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A.
Constitutive Act of the African Union
The Constitutive Act of the African Union is the founding treaty that created the African Union and defines its objectives, principles, institutions, and legal framework.
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B.
Secretariat of the East African Community
The Secretariat of the East African Community is the executive organ responsible for coordinating, managing, and implementing the regional bloc’s policies, programs, and decisions across its member states.
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C.
Protocol on the Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union
The Protocol on the Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union is a legal instrument that revises and updates the AU’s founding treaty to refine its institutional structures, decision-making processes, and areas of competence.
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D.
Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community relating to the Pan-African Parliament
The Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community relating to the Pan-African Parliament is the foundational legal instrument that created and governs the continent-wide parliamentary body of the African Union.
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E.
Biketawa Declaration
The Biketawa Declaration is a 2000 regional security and cooperation framework adopted by Pacific Islands Forum leaders that underpins collective responses to crises and promotes good governance and stability in the Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
regional legislation
ⓘ
secondary law of the East African Community ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Secretariat of the East African Community
ⓘ
surface form:
East African Community Secretariat
|
| appliesTo | member states of the East African Community ⓘ |
| basedOn | legislative powers conferred by the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community ⓘ |
| coversArea |
agriculture and food security
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common market ⓘ customs ⓘ education and training ⓘ environment and natural resources management ⓘ gender, children, youth, persons with disabilities and social affairs ⓘ health ⓘ immigration and labour mobility ⓘ industry and investment ⓘ infrastructure development ⓘ monetary and fiscal cooperation ⓘ peace and security cooperation ⓘ science and technology ⓘ tourism and wildlife management ⓘ trade ⓘ transport and communications ⓘ |
| createdByProcess | legislative procedure of the East African Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| enablingBody |
Council of Ministers of the East African Community
ⓘ
Summit of EAC Heads of State ⓘ
surface form:
Summit of the East African Community
|
| enactedBy | East African Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| governedBy | Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community ⓘ |
| hierarchicalRelation | subordinate to the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community ⓘ |
| implementedBy | national authorities of East African Community partner states ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
create rights and obligations for East African Community partner states
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may create rights and obligations for natural and legal persons within the East African Community ⓘ |
| legalForce | binding on all East African Community partner states ⓘ |
| legalNature | regional law ⓘ |
| mayBe | directly applicable in partner states depending on national legal systems ⓘ |
| objective |
facilitation of free movement of goods, persons, services and capital within the East African Community
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promotion of regional integration in the East African Community ⓘ |
| publication | East African Community Official Gazette ⓘ |
| purpose |
harmonization of laws among East African Community partner states
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implementation of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community ⓘ regulation of common policies within the East African Community ⓘ |
| region | East Africa ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
decisions of the East African Community organs
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directives of the East African Community ⓘ protocols of the East African Community ⓘ regulations of the East African Community ⓘ |
| requires | assent by Heads of State of East African Community partner states ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
amendment by subsequent Acts of the East African Community
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interpretation by the East African Court of Justice ⓘ |
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Subject: Acts of the East African Community Description of subject: Acts of the East African Community are regional laws enacted by the East African Legislative Assembly that govern and harmonize various policy areas among the member states of the East African Community.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
East African Community law
subject surface form:
East African Court of Justice
this entity surface form:
East African Community law