Abstract
The contemporary regional human rights regime in Africa is implemented by three existing institutions: the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (Commission)(1986), the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR)(2004), and the African Court of Justice (ACJ)(2009). The ACHPR's jurisdiction extends to all cases and disputes submitted to it concerning the interpretation and application of the Charter, Protocol and any other relevant Human Rights instrument ratified by the States concerned. The Constitutive Act of the African Union (AU), which entered into force in 2001, called for the creation of a Court of Justice of the Union. Intending to make efficient use of limited resources and avoid potential overlap between the ACHPR and ACJ, the AU Assembly decided to merge the two institutions into a single judicial organ of the African Union with the Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights (ACJHR Statute). Keywords:ACHPR; ACJ; ACJHR; AU; Human rights
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