Constitutive Act of the African Union

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constituent instrument founding treaty international agreement treaty establishing an international organization

The Constitutive Act of the African Union is the founding treaty that created the African Union and defines its objectives, principles, institutions, and legal framework.

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Label	Occurrences
Constitutive Act of the African Union canonical	62
African Union Constitutive Act	5
Constitutive Act of the African Union implementation framework	1

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Target entity: Constitutive Act of the African Union
Context triple: [Permanent Representatives' Committee, establishedBy, Constitutive Act of the African Union]

A. Assembly of the African Union
The Assembly of the African Union is the AU’s supreme decision-making body, comprising heads of state and government from all member countries and setting the organization’s overall policies and priorities.
B. Umongameli weRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika
Umongameli weRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of South Africa, responsible for leading the executive branch and representing the nation domestically and internationally.
C. Cairo Declaration
The Cairo Declaration was a World War II Allied statement issued in 1943 that outlined the terms for Japan’s surrender and pledged the return of territories seized by Japan to China and other countries.
D. Biketawa Declaration
The Biketawa Declaration is a 2000 regional security and cooperation framework adopted by Pacific Islands Forum leaders that underpins collective responses to crises and promotes good governance and stability in the Pacific.
E. Ouagadougou Political Agreement
The Ouagadougou Political Agreement is a 2007 peace accord aimed at ending the civil conflict in Côte d’Ivoire by establishing a power-sharing framework and steps toward national reconciliation and elections.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitutive Act of the African Union
Target entity description: The Constitutive Act of the African Union is the founding treaty that created the African Union and defines its objectives, principles, institutions, and legal framework.

A. Assembly of the African Union
The Assembly of the African Union is the AU’s supreme decision-making body, comprising heads of state and government from all member countries and setting the organization’s overall policies and priorities.
B. Umongameli weRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika
Umongameli weRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of South Africa, responsible for leading the executive branch and representing the nation domestically and internationally.
C. Cairo Declaration
The Cairo Declaration was a World War II Allied statement issued in 1943 that outlined the terms for Japan’s surrender and pledged the return of territories seized by Japan to China and other countries.
D. Biketawa Declaration
The Biketawa Declaration is a 2000 regional security and cooperation framework adopted by Pacific Islands Forum leaders that underpins collective responses to crises and promotes good governance and stability in the Pacific.
E. Ouagadougou Political Agreement
The Ouagadougou Political Agreement is a 2007 peace accord aimed at ending the civil conflict in Côte d’Ivoire by establishing a power-sharing framework and steps toward national reconciliation and elections.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constituent instrument ⓘ founding treaty ⓘ international agreement ⓘ treaty establishing an international organization ⓘ
adoptionDate	2000-07-11 ⓘ
adoptionPlace	Lomé, Togo ⓘ linked to: Lomé
amendedBy	Protocol on Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union (Maputo Protocol on the Constitutive Act) ⓘ linked to: Protocol on the Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union Protocol on Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union (Sharm El-Sheikh Protocol) ⓘ linked to: Protocol on the Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union
articleCount	33 ⓘ
depositary	Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity ⓘ
enteredIntoForceDate	2001-05-26 ⓘ
establishes	African Union ⓘ
establishesInstitution	Assembly of the African Union ⓘ Commission of the African Union ⓘ linked to: African Union Commission Court of Justice of the African Union ⓘ Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union ⓘ linked to: Economic, Social and Cultural Council Executive Council of the African Union ⓘ Financial Institutions of the African Union ⓘ Pan-African Parliament ⓘ Permanent Representatives’ Committee ⓘ linked to: Permanent Representatives' Committee Specialized Technical Committees of the African Union ⓘ
fullName	Constitutive Act of the African Union ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Kiswahili ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalBasisFor	institutional framework of the African Union ⓘ
objective	accelerate the political and socio-economic integration of the continent ⓘ achieve greater unity and solidarity between African countries and peoples ⓘ defend the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of its Member States ⓘ promote and protect human and peoples’ rights in accordance with the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ promote democratic principles and institutions, popular participation and good governance ⓘ promote peace, security and stability on the continent ⓘ
parties	Member States of the African Union ⓘ
preambleMentions	African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ Charter of the Organization of African Unity ⓘ
principle	condemnation and rejection of unconstitutional changes of governments ⓘ non-interference by any Member State in the internal affairs of another ⓘ peaceful settlement of disputes among Member States ⓘ prohibition of the use of force or threat of force among Member States ⓘ respect of borders existing on achievement of independence ⓘ sovereign equality and interdependence among Member States ⓘ the right of the Union to intervene in a Member State in respect of grave circumstances ⓘ
region	Africa ⓘ
replaced	Charter of the Organization of African Unity ⓘ
shortName	AU Constitutive Act ⓘ
signatoryGroup	Member States of the Organization of African Unity ⓘ
successorDepositary	Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union ⓘ linked to: Chairperson of the African Union

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linked to: Constitutive Act of the African Union

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subject linked to: African Union summits (various)

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Rules of Procedure of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee → relatedTo → Constitutive Act of the African Union ⓘ

African Union law → hasCoreInstrument → Constitutive Act of the African Union ⓘ

African Union decisions on migration → basedOn → African Union Constitutive Act ⓘ

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African Central Bank → foundationDocument → Constitutive Act of the African Union ⓘ

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