CHAPTER THREE: DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL GOVERNANCE _____________________________________________________________________ Treaties/conventions of the AU that have not yet been ratified by Burkina Faso 135. To date, Burkina Faso has not signed all treaties/conventions of the OAU/AU, except for four instruments. In addition, more than 12 instruments of the OAU/AU have not been ratified by Burkina Faso, as indicated in the following table: Table no. 3.6: AU/OAU Name and date of adoption Additional Protocol to the OAU General Convention on Privileges and Immunities Date of coming into force Date of deposit of instrument of succession, ratification or accession by Burkina Faso Not yet implemented Not signed; not ratified Not yet implemented Signed; not ratified Not yet implemented Signed; not ratified Not yet implemented Signed; not ratified Not yet implemented Not signed; not ratified Not yet implemented Not signed; not ratified June 1980 Protocol of the Court of Justice of the African Union 11 July 2003 Protocol to the OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism 8 July 2004 The African Union Non-Aggression and Common Defence Pact 31 January 2005 African Youth Charter 2 July 2006 African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 30 January 2007 136. 84 The mission was able to conclude that the international and regional instruments ratified by the country, as shown in the above tables, go far