2010 Rules of Procedure of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights

AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS

RULES OF COURT*

Preamble

• Rule 1 Definitions

Part I - The Court

• Chapter I - Members of the Court

• Rule 2 Term of Office
• Rule 3 Precedence
• Rule 4 Oath of Office or Solemn Declaration
• Rule 5 Incompatibility
• Rule 6 Resignation
• Rule 7 Suspension or Removal
• Rule 8 Inability to Sit, Exemption and Withdrawal 4 cases

• Chapter II – The Office of the President and the Vice-President

• Rule 9 Term of Office
• Rule 10 Elections
• Rule 11 Functions
• Rule 12 Exercise of Functions
• Rule 13 Adequate Gender Representation, Main Legal Traditions and Main Regions of Africa
• Rule 14 Ordinary Sessions
• Rule 15 Extraordinary Sessions
• Rule 16 Venue of Meeting
• Rule 17 Quorum
• Rule 18 Official and Working Languages
• Rule 19 Internal Judicial Practice and Practice Directions

Part II: The Registry

• Rule 20 Composition and Organisation of the Registry
• Rule 21 Appointment and Term of Office of the Registrar
• Rule 22 Appointment and Term of Office of the Deputy Registrar
• Rule 23 Oath/Solemn Declaration
• Rule 24 Appointment of the Other Staff of the Registry
• Rule 25 Functions of the Registrar

Part III: Jurisdiction

• Rule 26 Jurisdiction 1 cases

Part IV: Contentious Procedure

• Chapter I: General Provisions

• Rule 27 Phases of Proceedings
• Rule 28 Representation
• Rule 29 Relations between the Court and the Commission 1 cases
• Rule 30 Legal Costs
• Rule 31 Legal Assistance
• Rule 32 Cooperation of the States

• Chapter II: Written Proceedings

• Rule 33 Access to the Court
• Rule 34 Commencement of Proceedings 9 cases
• Rule 35 Transmission of Applications 5 cases
• Rule 36 Registration and Transmission of Pleadings
• Rule 37 Time Limit for Reply 2 cases
• Rule 38 Dismissal of Application without Merit
• Rule 39 Preliminary Examination of the Competence of the Court and of Admissibility of Applications 1 cases
• Rule 40 Conditions for Admissibility of Applications 1 cases
• Rule 41 Filing of Documents

• Chapter III: Oral Proceedings

• Rule 42 Fixing of the Date of Hearing
• Rule 43 Public Hearings
• Rule 44 Conduct of Hearings
• Rule 45 Measures for Taking Evidence 1 cases
• Rule 46 Witnesses, Experts and Other Persons
• Rule 47 Questions Put During Hearings 1 cases
• Rule 48 Verbatim Record of Hearings 1 cases
• Rule 49 Recording of Hearings
• Rule 50 New Evidence

• Chapter IV: Specific Procedures

• Rule 51 Interim Measures 1 cases
• Rule 52 Preliminary Objections 3 cases
• Rule 53 Intervention
• Rule 54 Joinder of Cases and Pleadings 1 cases
• Rule 55 Judgments in Default
• Rule 56 Out-of-Court Settlement
• Rule 57 Amicable Settlement Under the Auspices of the Court
• Rule 58 Discontinuance

• Chapter V: Judgements of the Court

• Rule 59 Decision of the Court
• Rule 60 Court’s Deliberations 6 cases
• Rule 61 Judgment
• Rule 62 Contents of Judgments
• Rule 63 Judgment on Reparation
• Rule 64 Notification of Judgment
• Rule 65 Publication of Judgments
• Rule 66 Application for Interpretation of a Judgment
• Rule 67 Request for Review of a Judgment

Part V: Advisory Procedure

• Rule 68 Request for Advisory Opinion
• Rule 69 Transmission of Request for Advisory Opinion
• Rule 70 Written Submissions
• Rule 71 Oral Proceedings
• Rule 72 Application of Provisions Relating to Contentious Procedure
• Rule 73 Advisory Opinion

Part VI: Miscellaneous

• Rule 74 Amendments
• Rule 75 Adoption
• Rule 76 Entry into Force and Authentic Text