STC on Justice and Legal Affairs

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The STC on Justice and Legal Affairs is a specialized African Union body responsible for developing and harmonizing policies, legal frameworks, and standards related to justice, human rights, and the rule of law across member states.

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STC on Justice and Legal Affairs canonical 3

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instanceOf African Union organ ⓘ
Specialized Technical Committee of the African Union ⓘ
abbreviation STC on Justice and Legal Affairs ⓘ
aimsTo promote protection of human rights in Africa ⓘ
promote uniform application of AU legal instruments ⓘ
strengthen rule of law in African Union member states ⓘ
category African Union Specialized Technical Committee ⓘ
collaboratesWith African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
African Union Commission ⓘ
composition ministers responsible for justice and legal affairs in AU member states ⓘ
senior officials responsible for justice and legal affairs in AU member states ⓘ
focusesOn human rights ⓘ
justice ⓘ
legal harmonization ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ
fullName Specialized Technical Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs ⓘ
goal enhance legal integration within the African Union ⓘ
ensure coherence of AU justice and human rights policies ⓘ
hasMandate advise African Union policy organs on justice and legal affairs ⓘ
develop policies related to human rights in African Union member states ⓘ
develop policies related to justice in African Union member states ⓘ
develop policies related to the rule of law in African Union member states ⓘ
harmonize legal frameworks across African Union member states ⓘ
harmonize standards related to justice and legal affairs across African Union member states ⓘ
support implementation of African Union legal instruments ⓘ
jurisdiction African Union member states ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalBasis African Union decisions establishing Specialized Technical Committees ⓘ
Constitutive Act of the African Union ⓘ
meets periodically at ministerial level ⓘ
partOf African Union ⓘ
regionServed Africa ⓘ
reportsTo Assembly of the African Union ⓘ
Executive Council of the African Union ⓘ
supports development of continental legal standards ⓘ
implementation of African Union treaties and conventions ⓘ
typeOfBody intergovernmental committee ⓘ
worksOn drafting and review of AU legal instruments ⓘ
extradition and mutual legal assistance frameworks ⓘ
harmonization of national laws with AU standards ⓘ
strengthening judicial cooperation among AU member states ⓘ

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Specialized Technical Committees → hasMemberBody → STC on Justice and Legal Affairs ⓘ
STC on Justice and Legal Affairs → abbreviation → STC on Justice and Legal Affairs ⓘ