Chapter three: Democracy and good political governance Treaty/convention Year signed International treaties Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998) UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1951) 14 May 1981 UN Security Council Resolution on Women, Peace and Security (2000) Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) Treaty/convention Year signed AU and other regional treaties African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (1981) 28 May 1992 African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (1990) 29 November 1999 African Platform on the Rights to Education (1999) AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (2003) AU Declaration on Democracy, Political, Economic and Corporate Governance (2003) Constitutive Act of the AU (2000) 12 March 2001 Declaration and Plan of Action on Control of Illicit Drug Trafficking and Abuse in Africa (2002) Declaration of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government on the Establishment within the OAU of a Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution (1993) Declaration on Framework for an OAU Response to Unconstitutional Changes of Governments (2000) Durban Declaration on Principles Governing Democratic Elections in Africa (2002) Grand Bay (Mauritius) Declaration and Plan of Action for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (1999) 2001 NEPAD Framework Document (2001) Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa (1969) OAU Declaration and Plan of Action on Drug Control Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking in Africa (1996) 48 30 December 1988