African justice and rights courts set to merge

The Court's President Justice Sylvain Oré (centre) makes remarks at a consultative meeting to review Court's Information and Communication Strategy in Arusha on 31 Aug 2017. Pic Courtesy of The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights

The mandate of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) will not be usurped by the proposed African Court of Justice and Human Rights.

When the latter’s protocol finally comes into force, they will merge and there will be no hierarchy of importance as far as the charter and instruments of the African Union are concerned.