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Title | Date added | Template | Body | Legal status | Document type | Year | Document code | Original document | Paragraph text | Thematics | Topic(s) | Person(s) affected | Year |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | The Committee shall publish its report after it has been considered by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | State Parties shall make the Committee’s reports widely available to the public in their own countries. |
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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) 1981, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | All peoples shall have the right to their economic, social and cultural development with due regard to their freedom and identity and in the equal enjoyment of the common heritage of mankind. |
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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) 1981, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | States shall have the duty, individually or collectively, to ensure the exercise of the right to development. |
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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) 1981, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | Every individual may freely take part in the cultural life of his community. |
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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) 1981, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | In case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a casting vote. |
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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) 1981, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | Every individual shall have duties towards his family and society, the State and other legally recognised communities and the international community. |
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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) 1981, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | A Communication shall be considered by the Commission if a simple majority of its members so decide. |
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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) 1981, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | [Communications relating to Human and Peoples’ rights referred to in Article 55 received by the Commission, shall be considered if they:] Indicate their authors even if the latter requests anonymity, |
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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) 1981, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | [The individual shall also have the duty:] To preserve the harmonious development of the family and to work for the cohesion and respect of the family; to respect his parents at all times, to maintain them in case of need. |
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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) 1981, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | [The individual shall also have the duty:] To serve his national community by placing his physical and intellectual abilities at its service; |
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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) 1981, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | [The individual shall also have the duty:] Not to compromise the security of the State whose national or resident he is; |
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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) 1981, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | [The individual shall also have the duty:] To preserve and strengthen social and national solidarity, particularly when the latter is strengthened; |
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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) 1981, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | While transmitting its report, the Commission may make to the Assembly of Heads of State and Government such recommendations as it deems useful. |
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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) 1981, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | The Secretary General of the Organisation of African Unity shall inform members of the Organisation of the deposit of each instrument of ratification or adherence. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. e | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | State Parties which recognize the system of adoption shall ensure that the best interest of the child shall be the paramount consideration and they shall: promote, where appropriate, the objectives of this Article by concluding bilateral or multilateral arrangements or agreements, and endeavour, within this framework to ensure that the placement of the child in another country is carried out by competent authorities or organs; |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | The present Charter may be amended or revised if any State Party makes a written request to that effect to the Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity, provided that the proposed amendment is not submitted to the Assembly of Heads of State and Government for consideration until all the State Parties have been duly notified of it and the Committee has given its opinion on the amendment. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | Where no parents, legal guardians or close relatives can be found, the child shall be accorded the same protection as any other child permanently or temporarily deprived of his family environment for any reason. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | Every child accused or found guilty of having infringed penal law shall have the right to special treatment in a manner consistent with the child’s sense of dignity and worth and which reinforces the child’s respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms of others. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 1e | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | State Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to provide special treatment to expectant mothers and to mothers of infants and young children who have been accused or found guilty of infringing the penal law and shall in particular: ensure that a death sentence shall not be imposed on such mothers; |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. c | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | Every child shall have responsibilities towards his family and society, the State and other legally recognized communities and the international community. The child, subject to his age and ability, and such limitations as may be contained in the present Charter, shall have the duty: to preserve and strengthen social and national solidarity; |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | State Parties to the present Charter take all appropriate legislative and administrative measures to ensure the full implementation of this Article which covers both the formal and informal sectors of employment and having regard to the relevant provisions of the International Labour Organization’s instruments relating to children. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | State Parties to the present Charter shall individually and collectively undertake to accord the highest priority to the special needs of children living under regimes practising racial, ethnic, religious or other forms of discrimination as well as in States subject to military destabilization. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2c (iii) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | State Parties to the present Charter shall in particular: ensure that every child accused of infringing the penal law: shall be afforded legal and other appropriate assistance in the preparation and presentation of his defence; |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | The Committee may, resort to any appropriate method of investigating any matter falling within the ambit of the present Charter, request from the State Parties any information relevant to the implementation of the Charter and may also resort to any appropriate method of investigating the measures the State Party has adopted to implement the Charter. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | The Committee shall submit to each Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government every two years, a report on its activities and on any communication made under Article [44] of this Charter. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | The members of the Committee shall be elected for a term of five years and may not be re-elected; however, the term of four of the members elected at the first election shall expire after two years and the term of six others, after four years. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | The Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity shall convene the first meeting of the Committee at the Headquarters of the Organization within six months of the election of the members of the Committee, and thereafter the Committee shall be convened by its Chairman whenever necessary, at least once a year. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 3a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | State Parties shall in particular: provide through legislation, minimum wages for admission to every employment; |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 3b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | State Parties shall in particular: provide for appropriate regulation of hours and conditions of employment; |
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