The Court composed of: Sylvain ORE - President, Ben KIOKO - Vice President;
Gerard NIYUNGEKO, EI Hadji GUISSE, Rataa BEN ACHOUR, Solomy B. BOSSA and
Angelo V. MATUSSE, - Judges; and Robert ENO, Registrar.
REQUEST
FOR
ADVISORY
OPINION
BY
THE
SOClo-ECONOMIC
RIGHTS
AND
ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT (SERAP)
Having deliberated,
Gives the following Advisory Opinion:
I.
Author of the Request
1. The Request is submitted by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project
(hereinafter referred to as "SERAP') , a non-profit Non-Governmental Organization
(NGO), registered in 2004 and based in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The primary
objective of SERAP is the promotion of transparency and accountability in the public
and private sectors, through human rights.
II.
Subject matter of the Request
2. SERAP submits that its Request is based on Articles 2, 19, 21 and 22 of the African
Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (hereinafter referred to as "the African Charter"),
and Article 4 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on
the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (hereinafter
referred to as "the Protocol"). It submits further that by virtue of the said Article 4 of the
Protocol, the Court has jurisdiction to provide the advisory opinion requested.
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