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Fi*st /iiste*ial /eeti. o) the 0pe+iali1ed Te+hi+al Co22ittee
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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O*i.ial! E.lish
8RAFT REPORT
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I. INTRO8UCTION
1. Pursuant to Decision Assembly/AU/Dec.365(XVII) adoted by t!e 1"
t!
#rdinary
$ession o% t!e Assembly o% t!e A%rican Union !eld in &alabo' ()uatorial *uinea' in +uly
,-11' and t!e Decision (X. .//Dec."-1(XXI) adoted by t!e ,1
st
#rdinary $ession o%
t!e (0ecuti1e .ouncil o% t!e A%rican Union !eld in Addis Ababa' (t!ioia' in +uly ,-1,'
t!e A%rican Union .ommission con1ened t!e %irst &inisterial &eetin2 o% t!e $eciali3ed
4ec!nical .ommittee ($4.) on +ustice and /e2al A%%airs to consider 1arious Dra%t /e2al
instruments.
II. ATTEN8ANCE
,. 4!e %ollo5in2 &ember $tates 5ere in attendance6
Al.e*ia, A.ola, Bei, Bots(aa, B-*9ia Faso, B-*-di, Ca2e*oo, Chad,
Co.o, Cote d:I;oi*e, 8R Co.o, 8<ibo-ti, E*it*ea, Ethiopia, =a2bia, =haa,
=-iea, >e6a, 4esotho, 4ibe*ia, 4ib6a, /ala(i, /ali, /a-*itaia, /a-*iti-s,
/o1a2bi?-e, Na2ibia, Ni.e*ia, Ni.e*, R(ada, 0A8R, 0ee.al, 0o-th
A)*i+a, 0-da, Ta1aia, To.o, T-isia, @a2bia ad @i2bab(e.
3. 4!e meetin2 5as also attended by t!e %ollo5in26 t!e A%rican .ourt on 7uman and
Peoles8 9i2!ts (A%.7P9)' t!e Pan A%rican Parliament (PAP)' t!e (conomic
.ommission %or A%rica ((.A)' t!e and .ommon &mar:et %or (astern and $out!ern
A%rica (.#&($A). and &inister in c!ar2e o% 7uman 9i2!ts.
III. OPENIN= OF TAE /EETIN=
Statement by the Deputy Chairperson of the AU Commission
;. In !is oenin2 remar:s t!e Deuty .!airerson o% t!e AU .ommission' 7.(. &r.
(rastus &5enc!a' on be!al% o% t!e .!airerson' 7.(. Dr. <:osa3ana Dlamini =uma'
5elcomed all t!e !onourable &inisters o% +ustice' Attorneys *eneral' &inisters in c!ar2e
o% 7uman 9i2!ts and dele2ations to t!e caital o% (t!ioia and indeed o% A%rica %or t!e
inau2ural session o% t!e $4. on +ustice and /e2al A%%airs. 7e stated t!at t!e on>2oin2
de1eloments in t!is city' ?ust as in many ot!ers in A%rica' bears 5itness to t!e
inte2ration o% A%rica and its determination to ac!ie1e t!e ob?ecti1e o% Unity and
Inte2ration o% t!e continent.
5. In !is brie%' !e brou2!t to t!e attention o% t!e 7onourable &inisters some o% t!e
t!e documents at !and@ in articular' !e ointed out t!at t!e Dra%t Protocol on t!e
(stablis!ment o% t!e A%rican &onetary Aund (A&A) aimed to %oster macroeconomic
stability' sustainable s!ared economic 2ro5t! and balanced ro2ress in t!e re2ion@ t!e
Dra%t A%rican Union .on1ention on .ross>Border .ooeration aimed to stren2t!en co>
oeration in border mana2ement and de1eloment@ t!e dra%t A%rican Union .yber>
$ecurity .on1ention aimed to bolster e0istin2 In%ormation and .ommunications
le2islations o% &ember $tates and t!e 9e2ional (conomic .ommunities@ t!e Dra%t
Protocol to t!e .onstituti1e Act o% t!e A%rican Union relatin2 to t!e Pan A%rican
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Parliament' 5it! resect to t!e le2islati1e and o1ersi2!t o5ers o% t!e Parliament and
t!e Dra%t Protocol on Amendments to t!e Protocol on t!e $tatute o% t!e A%rican .ourt o%
+ustice and 7uman 9i2!ts' 5it! t!e ob?ecti1e o% e0andin2 t!e ?urisdiction o% t!e current
A%rican .ourt to try international crimes.
6. In !is concludin2 remar:s !e t!an:ed t!e 7onourable &inisters and dele2ations
%or t!eir resence and 5is!ed t!em %ruit%ul and success%ul deliberations t!at 5ill be able
to resol1e some o% t!e lon2 outstandin2 issues' in order to ensure t!at t!e Dra%t
Protocols are adoted and A%rica is ro1ided 5it! credible mec!anisms to deal 5it! its
o5n issues.
IB. E4ECTION OF TAE BUREAU

". A%ter consultations' t!e meetin2 elected t!e %ollo5in2 Bureau6
- .!air6 .ameroon
1 1
st
Vice .!air6 /esot!o
, ,
nd
Vice .!air6 <i2er
3 3
rd
Vice .!air6 &auritania
; 9aorteur6 95anda
5
B. CON0I8ERATION AN8 A8OPTION OF TAE 8RAFT A=EN8A
C. 4!e meetin2 adoted t!e dra%t A2enda 5it!out amendments' as %ollo5s6
1. #enin2 .eremony
,. (lection o% t!e Bureau
3. .onsideration and Adotion o% t!e Dra%t A2enda
;. #r2ani3ation o% Dor:
5. Presentation and consideration o% t!e 9eort o% t!e meetin2 o% t!e /e2al
(0erts o% t!e $4. on +ustice and /e2al A%%airs
6. .onsideration o% t!e dra%t le2al instruments6
i) Dra%t A%rican Union .on1ention on .ross>border .ooeration (<iamey
.on1ention)@
ii) Dra%t A%rican .!arter on t!e Values and Princiles o% Decentrali3ation'
/ocal *o1ernance and /ocal De1eloment@
iii) Dra%t Protocol and $tatute on t!e (stablis!ment o% t!e A%rican &onetary
Aund@
i1) Dra%t A%rican Union .on1ention on .ybersace $ecurity and Protection
o% Personal Data@
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1) Dra%t Protocol on Amendments to t!e Protocol on t!e $tatute o% t!e
A%rican .ourt o% +ustice and 7uman 9i2!ts@
1i) Dra%t Protocol to t!e .onstituti1e Act o% t!e A%rican Union on t!e Pan>
A%rican Parliament@
1ii) Dra%t 9ules o% Procedure o% t!e $eciali3ed 4ec!nical .ommittee ($4.)
on +ustice and /e2al A%%airs@ and
1iii) Dra%t A%rican &odel /a5 on Biosa%ety.
". Any #t!er Business
C. Adotion o% t!e dra%t le2al instruments and t!e 9eort
E. .losin2 .eremony
BI. OR=ANI0ATION OF 'OR>
E. 4!e meetin2 adoted its or2anisation o% 5or: as %ollo5s6
&ornin26 1-.-- to 13.--
A%ternoon6 1;.3- to 1C.--
BII. PRE0ENTATION AN8 CON0I8ERATION OF TAE REPORT OF =OBERN/ENT
4E=A4 ECPERT0 OF TAE 0TC ON 3U0TICE AN8 4E=A4 AFFAIR0
1-. 4!e .!airerson o% t!e meetin2 o% *o1ernment /e2al (0erts' &r. .!arles
4c!atc!ouan2 resented t!e 9eort o% t!e meetin2 t!at too: lace %rom 6 to 1; &ay
,-1;. 7e concluded !is resentation by !i2!li2!tin2 t!e ma?or conclusions and
recommendations' 5!ic! 5ere bein2 submitted %or consideration by t!e &inisterial
$ession o% t!e $4. on +ustice and /e2al A%%airs.
11. Aollo5in2 t!is resentation' t!e %ollo5in2 comments and obser1ations 5ere
made6
i) 4!e $udan remo1ed its reser1ation on Para2ra! "" o% t!e 9eort o%
*o1ernment /e2al (0erts 5!ic! 5as re1iously entered in re2ard to Article
,C(() (3) o% t!e Dra%t Protocol on t!e $tatute o% t!e A%rican .ourt o% +ustice and
7uman 9i2!ts relatin2 to oular urisin2@

ii) 4!e Date o% t!e &eetin2 o% t!e .on%erence o% &inisters o% I.4 must be re%lected
in Para2ra! 63 o% t!e 9eort o% *o1ernment /e2al (0erts@
iii) Para2ra! "; o% t!e (n2lis! 1ersion o% t!e 9eort o% /e2al (0erts relatin2 to t!e
roosal %rom /esot!oDor:in2 2rou on oular urisin2s s!ould be ali2ned 5it!
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t!e Arenc! 1ersion 5!ic! 2i1es 5ider interretation t!an t!e (n2lis! one@
Para2ra! ,5 o% t!e 9eort o% (0erts &eetin2 s!ould be amended in order to
re%lect roerly t!e roosal o% t!e President o% t!e 9eublic o% $ene2al on t!e
establis!ment o% a $ureme .ouncil o% /ocal .ommunities 5!ic! 5as aro1ed
in rincile and endorsed by t!e Assembly o% t!e Union in +anuary ,-13.
1,. Aollo5in2 t!e obser1ations and comments' t!e &inisterial $ession o% t!e $4. on
+ustice and /e2al A%%airs too: note o% t!e 9eort o% *o1ernment /e2al (0erts &eetin2.
BIII. CON0I8ERATION OF TAE 8RAFT AFRICAN UNION CONBENTION ON
CRO00,BOR8ER COOPERATION DNIA/EE CONBENTIONF
13. 4!e /e2al .ounsel resented t!e Dra%t .on1ention on .ross>Border .ooeration
(<iamey .on1ention). Aollo5in2 t!is resentation' t!e meetin2 considered t!e Dra%t
.on1ention.
1;. At t!e end o% its deliberations' t!e meetin2 adoted t!e Dra%t .on1ention 5it!out
amendments and recommended it %or consideration by t!e Assembly t!rou2! t!e
(0ecuti1e .ouncil.
IC. CON0I8ERATION OF TAE 8RAFT AFRICAN CAARTER ON TAE BA4UE0
AN8 PRINCIP4E0 OF 8ECENTRA4I@ATION, 4OCA4 =OBERNANCE AN8
4OCA4 8EBE4OP/ENT
15. 4!e /e2al .ounsel resented t!e Dra%t A%rican .!arter on t!e Values and
Princiles o% Decentrali3ation' /ocal *o1ernance and /ocal De1eloment.
16. Aollo5in2 t!is resentation' t!e meetin2 considered and adoted t!e Dra%t
.!arter and recommended it %or consideration by t!e Assembly t!rou2! t!e (0ecuti1e
.ouncil.
C. CON0I8ERATION OF TAE 8RAFT PROTOCO4 AN8 8RAFT 0TATUTE ON
TAE E0TAB4I0A/ENT OF TAE AFRICAN /ONETARE FUN8
1". 4!e /e2al .ounsel resented t!e Dra%t Protocol and dra%t $tatute on t!e
(stablis!ment o% t!e A%rican &onetary Aund.
1C. Aollo5in2 t!is resentation' t!e meetin2 considered and adoted t!e Dra%t
Protocol and dra%t $tatute on t!e (stablis!ment o% t!e A%rican &onetary Aund and
recommended it %or consideration by t!e Assembly t!rou2! t!e (0ecuti1e .ouncil.
CI. CON0I8ERATION OF TAE 8RAFT AFRICAN UNION CONBENTION ON
CEBER0PACE 0ECURITE AN8 PER0ONA4 8ATA PROTECTION
1E. 4!e /e2al .ounsel resented t!e Dra%t A%rican Union .on1ention on .ybersace
$ecurity sace and Personal Data Protection.
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,-. Aollo5in2 t!e resentation' t!e meetin2 considered and adoted t!e Dra%t
.on1ention and recommended it %or consideration by t!e Assembly t!rou2! t!e
(0ecuti1e .ouncil
CII. CON0I8ERATION OF TAE 8RAFT PROTOCO4 ON A/EN8/ENT0 TO TAE
PROTOCO4 ON TAE 0TATUTE OF TAE AFRICAN COURT OF 3U0TICE AN8
AU/AN RI=AT0
. ,1. In introducin2 t!e Dra%t Protocol on Amendments to t!e Protocol o% t!e
A%rican .ourt o% +ustice and 7uman and Peoles8 9i2!ts' t!e /e2al .ounsel !i2!li2!ted
t!e t5o outstandin2 Articles to be considered by t!e meetin2' namely Article ,C ( and
;6A Bis' as 5ell as t!e minor tec!nical imro1ements t!at t!e .ommission !ad made to
t!e Dra%t Protocol and $tatute' 5!ic! !ad been endorsed by t!e &eetin2 o% (0erts.
CON0I8ERATION OF ARTIC4E 2&E G The C*i2e o) U+ostit-tioal Cha.e o)
=o;e*2et
,,. A%ter t!e resentation' t!e meetin2 made t!e %ollo5in2 obser1ations and
comments6
i) a) $ome Dele2ations raised concerns re2ardin2 includin2 t!e !enomenon o%
Foular urisin2G in t!e dra%t Protocol 5!en it !as not yet been de%ined by t!e
Peace and $ecurity .ouncil. #t!er Dele2ations obser1ed it 5as recisely
because t!e Peace and $ecurity .ouncil !as not de%ined t!e !enomenon t!at
suc! a ro1ision 5as re)uired@
ii) b) 4!e roosed . $ome 4!ese dele2ations e0ressed reser1ations on ara2ra!
(3) o% t!e Dra%t Article' because it s!ould be deleted as it aears to be
le2itimi3in2 oular urisin2s' t!ereby ro1idin2 an e0cetion to t!e crime o%
unconstitutional c!an2e o% 2o1ernment and roosed its deletion %rom t!e dra%t
Protocol
iii) c) 4!e roosed ara2ra! (3) 5as only ro1idin2 a statement o% %acts and 5as
not le2ally couc!ed and s!ould t!ere%ore be deleted .
,3. Aollo5in2 e0tensi1e deliberations' t!e meetin2 a2reed to deleted ara2ra! (3)
until t!e Peace and $ecurity .ouncil !as de%ined a clear de%inition o% 5!at constitutes
Foular urisin2G and it !as been endorsed by t!e Assembly. 4!e meetin2
recommended t!at t!e Peace and $ecurity .ouncil s!ould ta:e ur2ent measures to
de%ine unconstitutional c!an2e 5it! resect to oular urisin2!as been ro1ided by t!e
Peace and $ecurity .ouncil and endorsed by t!e Assembly. 4!e meetin2 also a2reed
t!at t!e roosed te0t is reason s!ould be included ro1idedas a recommendation in
t!e reort or a commi)ue t!at may be issued a%ter t!e meetin2.
CON0I8ERATION OF ARTIC4E 45A bis H I22-ities
,;. 4!e /e2al .ounsel resented Article ;6A Bis relatin2 to Immunities and
e0lained t!at' ursuant to t!e rele1ant Assembly Decisions' t!is Article 5as introduced
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in order to address t!e cate2ories o% indi1iduals 5!o s!ould be co1ered by immunities
5!ile ser1in2 t!eir tenure.
,5. Durin2 t!e consideration o% Article ;6A Bis o% t!e Dra%t Protocol' dele2ations
raised concerns re2ardin2 e0tension o% immunities to senior state o%%icials and its
con%ormity 5it! international la5' domestic la5s o% &ember $tates and ?urisrudence'
underlinin2 t!e c!allen2es in!erent in 5idenin2 immunities' and esecially considerin2
t!e lac: o% a recise de%inition o% senior state official, as 5ell as t!e di%%iculty in
ro1idin2 an e0!austi1e list o% ersons 5!o s!ould be included in t!e cate2ory o% senior
state o%%icials.
,6. A%ter e0!austi1etensi1e deliberations' ta:in2 into considerationreco2ni3in2 t!e
rele1ant Decisions o% t!e Assembly o% t!e Union' and areciatin2 t!at senior state
o%%icials are entitled to %unctional immunities by 1irtue o% t!eir %unctions' t!e meetin2
resol1ed t!at Article ;6 A Bis s!ould include t!e ro1ision Fsenior state o%%icials based
on t!eir %unctions.G 4!e meetin2 %urt!er resol1ed t!at interretation o% Fsenior state
o%%icialG 5ould be determined by t!e .ourt' on a case>by>case basis ta:in2 t!eir
%unctions into account in accordance 5it! international la5. 4!us' t!e re1iseda2reed te0t
o% Article ;6A bis reads as %ollo5s6
Article 46A bis
No charges shall be commenced or continued before the Court against any
serving African Union Head of State or Government, or anybody acting or entitled
to act in such capacity, or other senior state officials based on their functions,
during their tenure of office!

,". At t!e end o% t!e deliberations' t!e $4. on +ustice and /e2al A%%airs adoted t!e
dra%t Protocol on t!e $tatute o% t!e A%rican .ourt o% +ustice and 7uman and Peoles8
9i2!ts and recommended it %or consideration by t!e Assembly t!rou2! t!e (0ecuti1e
.ouncil.
CIII. CON0I8ERATION OF TAE 8RAFT PROTOCO4 TO TAE CON0TITUTIBE ACT
OF TAE AFRICAN UNION ON TAE PAN,AFRICAN PAR4IA/ENT
,C. 4!e /e2al .ounsel resented t!e Dra%t Protocol to t!e .onstituti1e Act o% t!e
A%rican Union on t!e Pan>A%rican Parliament (PAP) and ointed out to t!e meetin2 t!at
its mandate is limited to loo:in2 at Article C(1)(a) and C(,b) in accordance 5it! t!e
decision o% t!e olicy or2ans 5!ic! called %or more consultations on t!e le2islati1e and
o1ersi2!t o5ers o% t!e PAP ta:in2 into account t!e current le1el o% inte2ration o% t!e
continent into account.
,E. Aollo5in2 t!e resentation' t!e &inisterial &eetin2 made obser1ations and
comments as %ollo5s6
i. 4!ere is a need to ta:e into account t!e reality o% t!e continent and t!e
inte2ration ob?ecti1es o% t!e Union@
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ii. 4!e PAP s!ould continue to e0ercise consultati1e and ad1isory o5ers %or
t!e time bein2@
iii. 4!ere ou2!t to be more con%idence in PAP as a result o% 5!ic! it s!ould be
2ranted %ull o5er to le2islate %or t!e Union@
i1. 4!e le2islati1e and o1ersi2!t o5ers o% t!e PAP s!ould be similar to t!ose
en?oyed by national Parliaments.
1. 4!ere may be a need to articulate t!e le2islati1e o5er in t!e Preamble o%
t!e Dra%t Protocol@
1i. 4!e Payment o% t!e Bureau members o% Parliament o% t!e PAP s!ould be
t!e resonsibility o% t!e Union and not t!e indi1idual &ember $tates
Parties. %rom 5!ic! t!e &embers o% t!e Bureau emanate@
3-. 4!e /e2al .ounsel made clari%ications as %ollo5s!
a. 4!e e0istin2 Protocol on PAP' in its Article 11' en1isa2es le2islati1e o5er
to be determined by t!e Assembly@ !o5e1er' t!e PAP currently only !as
consultati1e and ad1isory o5ers' 5!ic! 5as limited to t!e %irst Parliament@
b. 4!at 5!ile le2islati1e o5er is not mentioned in t!e Preamble' it is
ro1ided %or in Article 11 o% t!e e0istin2 Protocol and in Article C o% t!e
Dra%t Protocol under consideration@
c. 4!e Dra%t Protocol aims to be2in t!e incremental reali3ation o% t!e
le2islati1e o5er o% t!e PAP but 5it!in t!e con%ines o% t!e Assembly8s
aut!ori3ation on t!e areas t!at t!e PAP may le2islate or roose model
la5s@
d. 4!at t!e current re1ision o% t!e Dra%t Protocol !as remo1ed t!e contention
about t!e o1ersi2!t o5ers o% t!e PAP 5it! re2ards to ot!er or2ans o% t!e
Union.
e. 4!at t!e le2islati1e o5er en1isa2ed %or t!e PAP under t!e Dra%t Protocol
is one to be determined by t!e Assembly only and t!us 5ould not be
contro1ersial or aimed at erodin2 t!e so1erei2nty o% any AU &ember $tate.
31. At t!e end o% its deliberations on t!e en1isa2ed le2islati1e o5er o% t!e PAP' t!e
&inisterial &eetin2 adoted t!e Dra%t Protocol to t!e .onstituti1e Act o% t!e A%rican
Union on t!e Pan>A%rican Parliament (PAP)' ayin2 articular attention to Article C (1)(a)
and C(,) as re1ised. 4!e meetin2 a2reed t!at t!e PAP may e0ercise limited le2islati1e
o5ers or roose model la5s on5it!in t!e sub?ects/areas t!at t!e Assembly s!all
determine. 4!e meetin2 a2reed on t!e amendment o% Article C as %ollo5s6
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#unctions and $o%ers
1. &he $an African $arliament shall be the legislative organ of the African Union
a' &he Assembly shall determine the sub(ects)areas on %hich the
$an African $arliament may legislate or propose draft model
la%s*
b' &he $an African $arliament may on its o%n ma+e proposals on
the sub(ects)areas on %hich it may legislate, submit or
recommend draft ,odel -a%s to the Assembly for its
consideration and approval!
2. &he $an African $arliament shall also.
a' /eceive and consider reports of other organs of the African Union as may
be referred to it by the Council or the Assembly, including audit and other
reports and ma+e recommendations thereon*
b' Debate and discuss its o%n budget and the budget of the Union and ma+e
recommendations thereon to the relevant policy organs*
c' 0stablish any $arliamentary Committee and determine its functions,
mandate, composition and term of office*
d' Discuss any matter relevant to the African Union and ma+e
recommendations to the Council or the Assembly as it may deem
appropriate*
e' ,a+e proposals to the Council on the structure of the Secretariat of the
$arliament ta+ing into account its needs*
f' /e1uest the attendance of officials of the other organs of the African Union
at its sessions to offer assistance to the $arliament in the discharge of its
duties*
g' $romote the programmes and ob(ectives of the African Union in ,ember
States*
h' /eceive, consider and submit opinions on draft legal instruments, treaties
and other international agreements as may be referred to it by the Council
or Assembly*
i' -iaise %ith National $arliaments or other deliberative bodies and the
$arliaments of the /egional 0conomic Communities on all matters relating
to the African Union and regional integration in Africa
<F Carry out such other activities as it deems appropriate to achieve the
ob(ectives set out in Article 2 of this $rotocol!

CIB. CON0I8ERATION OF TAE 8RAFT RU4E0 OF PROCE8URE OF TAE
0PECIA4I@E8 TECANICA4 CO//ITTEE D0TCF ON 3U0TICE AN8 4E=A4
AFFAIR0
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3,. 4!e /e2al .ounsel resented t!e Dra%t 9ules o% Procedure o% t!e $eciali3ed
4ec!nical .ommittee ($4.) o n +ustice and /e2al A%%airs. Aollo5in2 t!is resentation'
t!e meetin2 considered t!e Dra%t 9ules o% Procedure.
33. At t!e end o% its deliberations' t!e meetin2 adoted t!e Dra%t 9ules o% Procedure
o% t!e $eciali3ed 4ec!nical .ommittee ($4.) on +ustice and /e2al A%%airs 5it!out
amendments and recommended it %or aro1albation by t!e (0ecuti1e .ouncil.
CB. CON0I8ERATION OF TAE 8RAFT AFRICAN /O8E4 4A' ON BIO0AFETE
3;. 4!e /e2al .ounsel resented t!e Dra%t t!e A%rican Dra%t &odel /a5 on Biosa%ety.
35. Aollo5in2 t!is resentation' t!e &inisterial $ession considered and adoted t!e
A%rican Dra%t &odel /a5 on Biosa%ety..
CBI. A8OPTION OF TAE 8RAFT 4E=A4 IN0TRU/ENT0 AN8 TAE REPORT
36. 4!e &inisterial $ession o% t!e $4. on +ustice and /e2al A%%airs adoted
t!e ei2!t dra%t le2al instruments and recommended t!em %or consideration by t!e
Assembly t!rou2! t!e (0ecuti1e .ouncil. 4!e meetin2 stressed t!e need %or le2al
instruments to be rearedconstructed in le2ally sound aroriate lan2ua2e and
re)uested t!e .ommission to re1ie5 and re1ise t!e 5ordin2 o% some o% t!e dra%t le2al
instruments to ensure t!at t!ey read 5ell and are roerly ali2ned across t!e %our
5or:in2 lan2ua2es o% t!e Union.
3". Aollo5in2 t!e adotion o% t!e Dra%t /e2al Instruments' t!e &eetin2 o% t!e
*o1ernment /e2al (0erts o% t!e $4. on +ustice and /e2al A%%airs recommended t!at
t!e !uman and %inancial resources o% t!e #%%ice o% t!e /e2al .ounsel o% t!e AU
.ommission s!ould be stren2t!ened in order %or it to carry out its %unctions 5it! resect
to t!e oerationali3ation o% t!e $4. on +ustice and /e2al A%%airs.
CBII. ANE OTAER BU0INE00
3 C " . <o item 5as considered.
CBIII. C4O0IN= CERE/ONE
3EC. In !is .losin2 9emar:s t!e .!airerson o% t!e meetin2' Pro%. A#*UI +ean Pierre'
&inister Dele2ate to t!e &inister o% +ustice/Attorney *eneral o% t!e 9eublic o%
.ameroon t!an:ed t!e &inisters and Dele2ates' t!e *o1ernment /e2al (0erts' t!e
/e2al .ounsel and sta%% o% t!e #%%ice o% t!e /e2al .ounsel' t!e 9eresentati1es o%
1arious Deartments' Interreters' 4ranslators and 4ec!nicians %or t!e robust
discussions as 5ell as %or t!eir suort and cooeration.