PART I GENERAL Rule 1 Definitions For the purposes of these Rules, unless the context otherwise indicates: a) “Applicant” means any entity or individual who initiates proceedings before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Court) under Article 5 of the Protocol; b) “Assembly” means the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union; c) “Bureau” means the President and Vice President of the Court; d) “AU Commission” means the African Union Commission; e) “Charter” means the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights; f) “Commission” means the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights; g) “Constitutive Act” means the Constitutive Act of the African Union; h) “Counsel” means lawyers registered on the Court’s Legal Aid Roster and any other lawyer representing a party before the Court; i) “Court” means the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights; 4|Page