African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. 5
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State Parties agree that the use of, inter alia, the following illegal means of accessing or maintaining power constitute an unconstitutional change of government and shall draw appropriate sanctions by the Union: Any amendment or revision of the constitution or legal instruments, which is an infringement on the principles of democratic change of government.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
All
N.A.
Year
2007
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (2007), Article 23, 5.