{"id":7265,"date":"2023-12-15T15:37:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T12:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africancourtcoalition.org\/wp\/?p=7265"},"modified":"2024-06-11T14:40:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T11:40:10","slug":"nominationandelection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africancourtcoalition.org\/fr\/nominationandelection\/","title":{"rendered":"NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF JUDGES OF THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES\u2019 RIGHTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7265\" class=\"elementor elementor-7265\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29deb24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29deb24\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b2379d\" data-id=\"6b2379d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bb6770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bb6770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #003300; font-size: 22px;\"><strong><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">UPCOMING NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS OF JUDGES TO THE AFRICAN COURT, JULY 2024<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">The Executive Council of the African Union Commission is due to appoint three judges to the African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights during its 45<sup>th<\/sup> Ordinary Session scheduled to be held in July 2024.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">Below are the three Judges of the African Court whose terms shall expire in July 2024:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c6b88b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c6b88b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d64a19\" data-id=\"7d64a19\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b284b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-porto_ultimate_heading\" data-id=\"b284b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"porto_ultimate_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"porto-u-heading  porto-u-55ca8359258f9a412be7e73af65d2aac\"><div class=\"porto-u-sub-heading\" style=\"\"><h4><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/wpafc\/justice-ben-kioko-kenya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JUSTICE BEN KIOKO<\/a> (Kenya)<\/strong><\/h4><\/div><style>.porto-u-55ca8359258f9a412be7e73af65d2aac.porto-u-heading{text-align:center}<\/style><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c076fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c076fb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22e9700\" data-id=\"22e9700\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e667c69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e667c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/africancourtcoalition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Justice-Ben-Kioko-300x267.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7267\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-064287c\" data-id=\"064287c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb30f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfb30f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">Justice Ben Kioko was initially elected judge of the African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights in July 2012 for a six-year term and was then re-elected in July 2018 for another six-year term by the Executive Council of the African Union. Justice Kioko served as Vice President of the\u00a0<i>Bureau<\/i>\u00a0of the African Court from September 2016 to June 2021. <span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>HE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RE-ELECTION.<\/b><\/span><\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c789dc7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c789dc7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d89c72\" data-id=\"4d89c72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a6d5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"77a6d5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9afe316 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9afe316\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6dbe87\" data-id=\"a6dbe87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ec8652 elementor-widget elementor-widget-porto_ultimate_heading\" data-id=\"9ec8652\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"porto_ultimate_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"porto-u-heading  porto-u-55ca8359258f9a412be7e73af65d2aac\"><div class=\"porto-u-sub-heading\" style=\"\"><h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/wpafc\/lady-justice-stella-isibhakhomen-anukam-nigeria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LADY JUSTICE STELLA ISIBHAKHOMEN ANUKAM<\/a> (Nigeria)<\/strong><\/h4><\/div><style>.porto-u-55ca8359258f9a412be7e73af65d2aac.porto-u-heading{text-align:center}<\/style><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-019cc4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"019cc4a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1242b51\" data-id=\"1242b51\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b53caa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b53caa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">Lady Justice Stella Isibhakhomen Anukam was elected Judge of the African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights in July 2018 for a six-year term <a name=\"_Hlk153204602\"><\/a>which comes to an end in July 2024. <span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>SHE IS ELIGIBLE FOR RE-ELECTION OF ANOTHER SIX-YEAR TERM.<\/b><\/span><\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37234fd\" data-id=\"37234fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158b910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"158b910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/africancourtcoalition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lady-Justice-Stella-Isibhakhomen-Anukam-300x255.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7268\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37f5786 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37f5786\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4361438\" data-id=\"4361438\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84abde1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"84abde1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a14103d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a14103d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3f8f59\" data-id=\"a3f8f59\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afe2b39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-porto_ultimate_heading\" data-id=\"afe2b39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"porto_ultimate_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"porto-u-heading  porto-u-55ca8359258f9a412be7e73af65d2aac\"><div class=\"porto-u-sub-heading\" style=\"\"><h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/wpafc\/justice-blaise-tchikaya-republic-of-congo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JUDGE BLAISE TCHIKAYA<\/a> (Republic of Congo)<\/strong><\/h4><\/div><style>.porto-u-55ca8359258f9a412be7e73af65d2aac.porto-u-heading{text-align:center}<\/style><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d8b150 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d8b150\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2db5bfb\" data-id=\"2db5bfb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f43faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f43faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/africancourtcoalition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Judge-Blaise-Tchikaya-300x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7278\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e007d4\" data-id=\"0e007d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62fb1d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62fb1d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">Justice Blaise Tchikaya was elected Judge of the African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights in July 2018 for a six-year term which comes to an end in July 2024. <a name=\"_Hlk153204787\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>HE IS ELIGIBLE FOR RE-ELECTION OF ANOTHER SIX-YEAR TERM.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e4a0c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e4a0c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22232f4\" data-id=\"22232f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7766dfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7766dfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-174eba7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"174eba7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03519bc\" data-id=\"03519bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a1c4d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a1c4d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: center; line-height: 115%;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px; color: #003300;\"><b><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS: CRITERIA, NOMINATION AND ELECTION<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><b><u><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">How do we ensure we have the right candidates and a balanced bench of Judges of the African Court?<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">The African Court Protocol and the Rules of Procedure of the African Court provide the following criteria: <\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 10.0pt .5in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Wingdings;\">\u00d8<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">The judges of the African Court must be jurists of high moral character, with recognised practical, judicial and academic experience in the field of human and peoples\u2019 rights;<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Wingdings;\">\u00d8<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">In order to be compatible with impartiality and independence, a judge must not hold political, diplomatic or administrative positions or function as legal adviser at national level.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 10.0pt .5in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Wingdings;\">\u00d8<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">The AU Executive Council should ensure that the bench as a whole has a gender and regional balance;<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 10.0pt .5in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Wingdings;\">\u00d8<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">No two judges can be from the same country, however State Parties to the Protocol may each propose up to three candidates, at least two of whom shall be nationals of that State;<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 10.0pt .5in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Wingdings;\">\u00d8<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">The bench as a whole should have civil, common law, Islamic, African customary and traditional law experience.\u00a0 State Parties to the African Court Protocol may each propose up to three candidates, at least two of whom shall be nationals of that State;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17dd7b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17dd7b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2790148\" data-id=\"2790148\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c50eb40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c50eb40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><b style=\"color: var(--porto-body-color); letter-spacing: var(--porto-body-ls,0);\"><u><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">Which States can nominate candidates?<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">Only States which have ratified the African Court Protocol can nominate candidates. Currently there are 34 States that have ratified the African Court Protocol, these are: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Cote d\u2019Ivoire, Comoros, Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Libya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Niger, Rwanda, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, South Africa, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Republic of Congo and Zambia.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><b><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">In light of the current judges at the African Court, nationals of the following countries cannot be elected: <\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/wpafc\/lady-justice-bensaoula-chafika-algeria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Algeria<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">,<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/wpafc\/lady-justice-ntyam-ondo-mengue-cameroon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Cameroon<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">, <\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/wpafc\/justice-dennis-dominic-adjei-ghana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Ghana<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">, <\/span><\/b><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/wpafc\/lady-justice-tujilane-rose-chizumila-malawi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Malawi<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">, <\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/wpafc\/hon-justice-sacko-modibo-mali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Mali<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">, <\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/wpafc\/justice-dumisa-ntsebeza-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">South Africa<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">, <\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/wpafc\/lady-justice-imani-daud-aboud-tanzania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Tanzania<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\"> and <\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.african-court.org\/wpafc\/justice-rafaa-ben-achour-tunisia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Tunisia<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><b><u><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">Call for Candidates and Election Process<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">Before the elections, the African Union Commission (AUC) sends out information to the Permanent Missions of Member States to the African Union inviting State Parties to the African Court Protocol to submit their candidatures\/nominations to the office of the Legal Counsel of the AUC within 90 days.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">A list of nominees from State Parties is then transmitted to AU Member States at least 30 days before the session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the AU (the Assembly). \u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">The Executive Council of the AU vote by secret ballot to elect judges of the African Court at its session preceding the Assembly session, then the Assembly votes to confirm the appointment of the judges. Keep yourself updated by regularly checking the <a href=\"https:\/\/au.int\/en\/announcements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">announcement webpage<\/span><\/a> of the AU to see the official announcement.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><b><u><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">Nomination Process at National Level <\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">For most State Parties to the African Court Protocol the process is not transparent as to how candidates for the election of judges to the African Court are nominated, hence the reason why the African Court Coalition encourages you to engage in this process earlier in advance at your respective capacities by sending recommendations of suitable and qualified candidates to your respective governments.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\"><br \/>We further encourage nominations of qualified female candidates to ensure gender representation at the African Court, currently there are 6 male judges and 5 female judges.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\"><strong>Please also circulate this information within your networks as wide as possible.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><b><u><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">The Role of CSOs in the Nomination and Election Process <\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">Among the major roles of Civil Society Organisatios is to monitor the nomination process both at national level, and the election process at the AU level.\u00a0 CSOs should lobby their governments to nominate qualified candidates in accordance with the criteria set out under the African Court Protocol. They should also collaborate with the media to raise awareness.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><b><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">Key Tips:<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"margin-left: 31.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: Wingdings;\">\u00d8<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">Identify and Profile qualified candidates within your country and lobby your government to submit the most<\/span> <span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">qualified candidate to the AU Office of the Legal Counsel<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: 31.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: Wingdings;\">\u00d8<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">Collaborate with the media channels to discuss the nomination and election and the profile of candidates <\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"margin-left: 31.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: Wingdings;\">\u00d8<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">Network in support of the most qualified candidate&rsquo;s nomination and election to raise their profile and provide them with platforms to express their views and talk about their professional experience in the field of Human Rights.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55e86a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55e86a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3d9f2f\" data-id=\"a3d9f2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f8aa31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f8aa31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><b style=\"color: var(--porto-body-color); letter-spacing: var(--porto-body-ls,0);\"><u><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">Why Does the Process Matter?<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">You should be aware of this information earlier in advance so that you can be part of the process by recommending to your government the right candidates that can sit at the bench of Judges of the African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights in order to have an effective, independent and impartial African Court that delivers on its mandate.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">DO YOU KNOW HOW CANDIDATES FOR THIS VACANCY AND OTHER VACANCIES OF THE AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS ARE NOMINATED IN YOUR COUNTRY? PLEASE HELP US UNDERSTAND BY TAKING PART IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE WITH JUST 7 QUESTIONS: <\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"Click\" href=\"https:\/\/africancourtcoalition.org\/wp\/questionnaire-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">ENGLISH VERSION QUESTIONNAIRE<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li><li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"Click\" href=\"https:\/\/africancourtcoalition.org\/wp\/questionnaire-french\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">FRENCH VERSION QUESTIONNAIRE<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS SUBJECT? FOLLOW <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"Click to read\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1KmssDzxS12QLloxYYEeyDwpOR3TUtQtE?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THIS LINK<\/a><\/strong><\/span> TO ACCESS A COMPILATION OF PREVIOUS STUDIES, ARTICLES AND REPORTS ON THE SUBJECT FOR THE AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM AND OTHER REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEMS. <b>PLEASE NOTE THAT MOST OF THE COMPILED MATERIALS ARE NOT OWNED BY THE COALITION, THEY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED FROM PUBLIC DOMAINS FOR THE PURPOSE OF KNOWLEDGE SHARING ONLY. <\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a1bbd8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a1bbd8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb5feea\" data-id=\"fb5feea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd3af09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd3af09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif; font-size: 20px; color: var(--porto-body-color); letter-spacing: var(--porto-body-ls,0);\">Among the leading roles of the African Court Coalition is its role to advocate for a transparent process of nomination and election of candidates to the bench of judges of the African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights, advocate for CSOs participation in the nomination process and contribute to the reinforcement of the independence of the judiciary.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">Article 4 of the Coalition Constitution (Aims and Objectives of the Coalition) reads;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">\u201cThe objectives of the Coalition are to;<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: Wingdings;\">\u00d8<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">4.1.5 Advocate for a transparent process for the nomination and election of candidates to the African Court (or the Merged Court once established), which guarantees equitable representation of the African judicial systems and gender, both in the nomination and election of judges. <\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: Wingdings;\">\u00d8<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">4.1.6 Advocate for full participation of Civil Society in the nomination of judges <\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: Wingdings;\">\u00d8<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;\">4.2.3 Contribute to the reinforcement of the independence and impartiality of the judges, specifically through a transparent process of nomination and election\u2026\u2026..\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 UPCOMING NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS OF JUDGES TO THE AFRICAN COURT, JULY 2024 The Executive Council of the African Union Commission is due to appoint three judges to the African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights during its 45th Ordinary Session scheduled to be held in July 2024.\u00a0 Below are the three Judges of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[123,135,108,136],"class_list":["post-7265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-achpr","tag-election","tag-humanrights","tag-nomination"],"featured_image_src":{"landsacpe":false,"list":false,"medium":false,"full":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africancourtcoalition.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africancourtcoalition.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africancourtcoalition.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africancourtcoalition.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africancourtcoalition.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7265"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/africancourtcoalition.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7913,"href":"https:\/\/africancourtcoalition.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7265\/revisions\/7913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africancourtcoalition.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africancourtcoalition.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africancourtcoalition.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}