Vacancies at the African Courton Human and Peoples’ Rights
Currently, there are several vacancies at the African Courton Human and Peoples’ Rights such as Head of Legal Division and Legal Officer.
The African Courton Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Court) is a continental court established by African countries to ensure protection of human and peoples’ rights, freedoms and duties in Africa. It complements and reinforces the functions of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
The Court was established by virtue of Article 1 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, (the Protocol) which was adopted by Member States of the then Organization of African Unity (OAU) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, in June 1998. The Protocol came into force in January 2004 after it was ratified by more than 15 countries.
The Court has jurisdiction over all cases and disputes submitted to it concerning the interpretation and application of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the (the Charter), the Protocol and any other relevant human rights instrument ratified by the States concerned.
The Court is composed of eleven Judges, nationals of Member States of the African Union. The first Judges of the Court were elected in January 2006, in Khartoum, Sudan. They were sworn in before the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union on 2 July 2006, inBanjul, the Gambia. The Judges of the Court are elected, after nomination by their respective States, in their individual capacities from among African jurists of proven integrity and of recognized practical, judicial or academic competence and experience in the field of human rights.
For information regarding all available vacancies, qualifications, application instructions, etc., please visit the website.
Please take note of the deadlines.