African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights

Description:

Official website of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights which was established by a protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights in1998. The African Court is based in Tanzania and started work in 2006. It has jurisdiction over all cases submitted to it regarding the interpretation and application of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and deals with human rights violations perpetrated by African Union Member States. The site has profiles of judges and information on the history and role of the Court. Documents dealing with the establishment and working of the Court and legal instruments relating to human rights in African Union countries are also available to download.

Connect to resource:

http://www.african-court.org/en/

Keywords controlled:

africa

courts

human rights

Type of resource:

Government bodies

Classification:

Africa

Human Rights

Country of origin:

tz

Jurisdiction:

Africa