Table of Contents
PART ONE GENERAL RULES.. 4
Chapter I Preliminary Provisions. 4
Chapter II Status and Composition. 6
Chapter III Membership.. 7
Chapter IV Bureau of the Commission. 10
Chapter V Secretariat of the Commission. 12
Chapter VI Subsidiary Mechanisms. 14
Chapter VII Sessions. 15
Chapter VIII SessionAgenda. 17
Chapter IX Languages. 19
Chapter X Records and Reports. 20
Chapter XI Conduct of Business. 20
Chapter XII Voting. 23
Chapter XIII Proposals and Motions. 24
Chapter XIV Reports of the Commission and its Members. 25
Chapter XV Relationships with States Parties, Intergovernmental Institutions, National and Specialized Human Rights Institutions, Non-Governmental Organisations, and Other Partners 27
PART TWO PROMOTION ACTIVITIES.. 30
Chapter I Promotion Missions and Related Activities. 30
Chapter II The State Reporting Procedure under Article 62 of the Charter. 31
PART THREE: PROTECTION ACTIVITIES.. 34
Chapter I Matters of Emergency. 34
Chapter II Protection Missions. 35
Chapter III Consideration of Communications. 36
Section 1 General Provisions. 36
Section 2 Consideration of Communications Received in Conformity with Article 47 of the Charter: Communications-Negotiations of States Parties. 45
Section 3 Consideration of Communications received under Articles 48 & 49 Of the Charter: Communications - Complaints of States Parties. 46
Section 4 Consideration of Communications received in conformity With Article 55 of the African Charter: Other Communications. 50
PART FOUR INTERPRETATION AND ADVISORY OPINIONS.. 58
PART FIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE AFRICAN COURT.. 58
PART SIX RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER AFRICAN UNION ORGANS AND INSTITUTIONS.. 61
