CHAPTER II
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Article 4
Term of Office of the Judges of the African Court on Human
and Peoples’ Rights
The term of office of the Judges of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
shall end following the election of the Judges of the African Court of Justice and Human
Rights. However, the Judges shall remain in office until the newly elected Judges of the
African Court of Justice and Human Rights are sworn in.
Article 5
Cases Pending before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Cases pending before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights,
been concluded before the entry into force of the present Protocol, shall
to the Human Rights Section of the African Court of Justice and Human
understanding that such cases shall be dealt with In accordance with the
ACHPR on the establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples’
that have not
be transferred
Rights on the
protocol to the
Rights.
Article 6
Registry of the Court
The Registrar of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights shall remain in office
until the appointment of a new Registrar for the African Court of Justice and Human
Rights.
Article 7
Provisional validity of the 1998 Protocol
The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment
of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights shall remain in force for a transitional
period not exceeding one (1) year or any other period determined by the Assembly, after
entry into force of the present Protocol, to enable the African Court on Human and
Peoples’ Rights to take the necessary measures for the transfer of its prerogatives,
assets, rights and obligations to the African Court of Justice and Human Rights.