It Lhus argues that the Court can play a complementary and reinforcing role with regard to adjudication, both in relation to the African Commission and 31 30 the Committee and as a 'remedy to the shortcomings of these bodies. resources. 29 In light of these conside rations, the Cumm ittee concludes that an overarch ing goal of the Protocol establ ishing the Court is to create an institutional 82. framework for complementarity between the Cowt, the African Commission and 32 the Committee, and that, in line with the respect ive mandates, the Committee should have standing before the African Court, as a quasi-judicial body making non-binding recommendations. According lo the Commission's view, 'Articl e 5 of the Protocol aims to do nothing more than prescribe who may approa ch the Court. In particular, Article 83. S(l)(e) of the Court's Protoc ol aims to grant "African intergovernmental organisations" access to lhe Comi. There may be many entities which if allowed to approa ch the Court it would enhance or further the broader objects and purpose of protection of bmnan and peoples' rights. However the broade r objects and purpos e of protecting human and peoples' rights does not define who is granted access to the Court. Rather which entities are eventually granted access to the Court is prescribed under the relevant law. ln lhis regard Article 5 of the Court's Protocol prescribes who may access the Court. The Committee is neither listed under Article S(l)(a)-(d), nor in the Comrnission'~S v1ew an "African intergovernmental organisation" as under Article S(l)(e) thereo f. of Afncan Court of Human and Peoples' Rights', F Viljoen (no 14 above), 416 African Union, 'lnfonnatlon note of the first meeting on 4 Aprtl 2013) (accessed _court he_african nt_on_t d_docume hackgroun nunfonorgl available at 'MNW,afnca 211 Human Rights System· Issues of functions and so S T Eborah, 'Towards a positive application of complementarity in the Afncan merits and dements of the Afncan Charter on 'The Chlrwa M 0 672, Law e/ lntematton of Journal European Tile relations (2011) 22 170 Rights Chtldren's on Journal a/ lntomelion The 0 1 the Rights and Welfare of the Child' (2002) 11 (n 15 above) 672 Ebobrah of the Poacher tumed gamekeeper', ~ D Juma 'Access to the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights: A Case 2013). http1 /papers.ssrn.com/so13/papers.cfm? abstract_id-1391482 (accessed 6 March 24

Select target paragraph3