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Article 26
Implementation and Monitoring
1.
States Parties shall ensure the implementation of this Protocol at
national level, and in their periodic reports submitted in accordance
with Article 62 of the African Charter, indicate the legislative and other
measures undertaken for the full realisation of the rights herein
recognised.
2.
States Parties undertake to adopt all necessary measures and in
particular shall provide budgetary and other resources for the full and
effective implementation of the rights herein recognised.
Article 27
Interpretation
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights shall be seized with
matte rs of interpretation arising from the application or
implementation of this Protocol.
Article 28
Signature, Ratification and Accession
1.
This Protocol shall be open for signature, ratification and
accession by the States Parties, in accordance with their respective
constitutional procedures.
2.
The instruments of ratification or accession shall be deposited
with the Chairperson of the Commission of the AU.
Article 29
Entry into Force
1.
This Protocol shall enter into force thirty (30) days after the
deposit of the fifteenth (15) instrument of ratification.