Court of Justice of the African Union

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The Court of Justice of the African Union is the principal judicial organ envisioned for the African Union to interpret its legal instruments and resolve disputes among member states and AU institutions.

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Court of Justice of the African Union canonical 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international court
judicial organ
organ of the African Union
alsoKnownAs AU Court of Justice NERFINISHED
areaOfLaw African Union law
international institutional law
belongsTo African Union judicial system
conceptualPredecessorOf African Court of Justice and Human Rights NERFINISHED
continent Africa
country Africa (regional organization) NERFINISHED
describedIn Protocol of the Court of Justice of the African Union (2003) NERFINISHED
designedAs principal judicial organ of the African Union
designedRole ensure uniform interpretation of African Union law
provide judicial settlement of disputes arising from African Union treaties
foundingDecisionBody Assembly of the African Union NERFINISHED
function interpretation of African Union treaties and protocols
interpretation of the Constitutive Act of the African Union
judicial review of African Union acts
settlement of inter-state disputes within the African Union framework
hasJurisdictionOver institutions of the African Union
member states of the African Union
hasOfficialLanguage Arabic
English
French
Kiswahili NERFINISHED
Portuguese
Spanish
hasSuccessor African Court of Justice and Human Rights NERFINISHED
inception 2003
isPartOf African Union institutional architecture
legalBasis Constitutive Act of the African Union NERFINISHED
Protocol of the Court of Justice of the African Union NERFINISHED
locatedIn African Union legal order
mergerInto African Court of Justice and Human Rights NERFINISHED
organizationType principal judicial organ of the African Union
parentOrganization African Union NERFINISHED
partOf African Union NERFINISHED
purpose interpret African Union legal instruments
resolve disputes among African Union member states
resolve disputes involving African Union institutions
regionServed Africa
replacedBy African Court of Justice and Human Rights NERFINISHED
scopeOfAuthority public international law within the African Union framework
status never became operational

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Constitutive Act of the African Union establishesInstitution Court of Justice of the African Union