Article 28 JUDGMENT
1. The Court shall render its judgment within ninety (90) days of having completed its deliberations.
2. The judgment of the Court decided by majority shall be final and not subject to appeal.
3. Without prejudice to sub-article 2 above, the Court may review its decision in the light of new evidence under
conditions to be set out in the Rules of Procedure.
4. The Court may interpret its own decision.
5. The judgment of the Court shall be read in open court, due notice having been given to the parties.
6. Reasons shall be given for the judgment of the Court.
7. If the judgment of the court does not represent, in whole or in part, the unanimous decision of the judges, any
judge shall be entitled to deliver a separate or dissenting opinion.
Article 29 NOTIFICATION OF JUDGMENT
1. The parties to the case shall be notified of the judgment of the Court and it shall be transmitted to the Member
States of the OAU and the Commission.
2. The Council of Ministers shall also be notified of the judgment and shall monitor its execution on behalf of the
Assembly.
Article 30 EXECUTION OF JUDGMENT
The States Parties to the present Protocol undertake to comply with the judgment in any case to which they are
parties within the time stipulated by the Court and to guarantee its execution.
Article 31 REPORT
The Court shall submit to each regular session of the Assembly, a report on its work during the previous year.
The report shall specify, in particular, the cases in which a State has not complied with the Court’s judgment.
Article 32 BUDGET
Expenses of the Court, emoluments and allowances for judges and the budget of its registry, shall be determined
and borne by the OAU, in accordance with criteria laid down by the OAU in consultation with the Court.
Article 33 RULES OF PROCEDURE
The Court shall draw up its Rules and determine its own procedures. The Court shall consult the Commission as
appropriate.
Article 34 RATIFICATION
1. This Protocol shall be open for signature and ratification or accession by any State Party to the Charter.
2. The instrument of ratification or accession to the present Protocol shall be deposited with the SecretaryGeneral of the OAU.
3. The Protocol shall come into force thirty days after fifteen instruments of ratification or accession have been
deposited.
4. For any State Party ratifying or acceding subsequently, the present Protocol shall come into force in respect of
that State on the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification or accession.
5. The Secretary-General of the OAU shall inform all Member States of the entry into force of the present
Protocol.
6. At the time of the ratification of this Protocol or any time thereafter, the State shall make a declaration
accepting the competence of the Court to receive cases under article 5 (3) of this Protocol. The Court shall not
receive any petition under article 5 (3) involving a State Party which has not made such a declaration.