Report of the ISS Seminar: Analysis of the 12th Ordinary Summit of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government

The report details a seminar held in Addis Ababa on February 12, 2009, which analyzed the outcomes of the 12th Ordinary Summit of the African Union. Key discussions focused on the low implementation rate of AU Assembly decisions, the legal challenges of transforming the AU Commission into an Authority, and the AU's response to the International Criminal Court's indictment of the President of Sudan.

• Implementation of African Union Assembly Decisions is critically low, with only approximately 10 percent being executed. This failure is attributed to an excessive number of decisions, short implementation cycles, and financial constraints resulting from decisions being made after budgets are finalized.
• The proposal to transform the AU Commission into an Authority faces significant legal hurdles, including concerns over the loss of sovereignty, the cessation of power, and the need to amend the AU Constitutive Act and other legal instruments.
• Regarding the International Criminal Court's indictment of the President of Sudan, the AU has implemented Decision 142 to investigate if Sudan's national judicial institutions can prosecute violence in Darfur. There are concerns that the ICC indictment could destabilize the region and undermine the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and peace talks in Doha.

APA

Institute for Security Studies (n.d.). Report of the ISS Seminar: Analysis of the 12th Ordinary Summit of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/AUSEMREP120209.PDF

Chicago

Institute for Security Studies. Report of the ISS Seminar: Analysis of the 12th Ordinary Summit of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government. n.d. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/AUSEMREP120209.PDF.

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