The Commission shall draw inspiration from international law on human and peoples'
rights, particularly from the provisions of various African instruments on human and
peoples' rights, the Charter of the United Nations, the Charter of the Organization of
African Unity, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, other instruments adopted by
the United Nations and by African countries in the field of human and peoples' rights as
well as from the provisions of various instruments adopted within the Specialized Agencies
of the United Nations of which the parties to the present Charter are members.
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In force from 8 September 2026
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