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OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters Deposited by 21

Treaty Date of Adoption Date entry into force Date of last update Status List
Constitutive Act of the African Union July 11, 2000 May 26, 2001 January 31, 2017 Status List
African Civil Aviation Commission Constitution (AFCAC) January 17, 1969 March 15, 1972 March 19, 2018 Status List
OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa September 10, 1969 January 20, 1974 May 19, 2016 Status List
Convention for the Elimination of Mercenarism in Africa July 03, 1977 April 22, 1985 July 27, 2015 Status List
Cultural Charter for Africa July 05, 1976 September 19, 1990 September 26, 2007 Status List
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights June 01, 1981 October 21, 1986 May 19, 2016 Status List
Agreement for the Establishment of the African Rehabilitation Institute (ARI) July 17, 1985 December 02, 1991 June 10, 2016 Status List
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child July 01, 1990 November 29, 1999 June 27, 2019 Status List
Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa January 30, 1991 April 22, 1998 December 13, 2017 Status List
Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community June 03, 1991 May 12, 1994 January 24, 2013 Status List
Protocol to the African Charter on Human And Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights June 10, 1998 January 25, 2004 February 08, 2016 Status List
OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism July 01, 1999 December 06, 2002 May 24, 2017 Status List
Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community Relating to the Pan-African Parliament March 02, 2001 December 14, 2003 January 29, 2016 Status List
Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union July 09, 2002 December 26, 2003 March 07, 2017 Status List
Revised African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources July 11, 2013 July 23, 2016 October 15, 2020 Status List
African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption July 01, 2003 August 05, 2006 February 10, 2020 Status List
The African Union Non-Aggression and Common Defence Pact January 01, 2005 December 18, 2009 March 07, 2017 Status List
African Youth Charter July 02, 2006 August 08, 2009 June 27, 2019 Status List
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance January 30, 2007 February 15, 2012 June 27, 2019 Status List
Charter for African Cultural Renaissance January 24, 2006 December 16, 2019 Status List
African Charter on Statistics February 04, 2009 February 08, 2015 February 04, 2019 Status List
African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention) October 23, 2009 December 06, 2012 March 06, 2020 Status List