PREAMBLE
The Court,
In accordance with the African Charter on Human and Peoples'
Rights of 27 June 1981 and the Protocol thereof on the
Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
dated 9 June 1998,
And in pursuance of article 33 of the Protocol,
Adopts the following Rules of Court which shall be known as the
“Interim Rules of Court”.
Rule 1
Definitions
For the purposes of these Rules, unless the context otherwise
indicates:
a. “Assembly” means the Assembly of Heads of State and
Government of the African Union;
b. “Charter” means the African Charter on Human and Peoples'
Rights;
c. “Commission” means the African Commission on Human and
Peoples’ Rights;
d. “Constitutive Act” means the Constitutive Act of the African
Union;
e. “Court” means the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights;
f. “Executive Council” means the Executive Council of the African
Union;
g. “Judge” means a Member of the Court;
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