PROTOCOL TO OPERATIONALISE THE EXTENDED JURISDICTION OF THE EAST AFRICAN COURT OF JUSTICE
This text says the East African Court of Justice may have additional jurisdiction, including original, appellate, and human rights jurisdiction, as determined by the Council, and that Partner States agreed to conclude a protocol to operationalize that extended jurisdiction.
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This text says the East African Court of Justice may have additional jurisdiction, including original, appellate, and human rights jurisdiction, as determined by the Council, and that Partner States agreed to conclude a protocol to operationalize that extended jurisdiction. This article defines key terms used in the Protocol, including “Community,” “Council,” “Court,” and “Treaty.” This provision says the Protocol extends the Court’s jurisdiction to trade and investment matters. The Court has jurisdiction over certain trade and investment disputes linked to East African Community implementation instruments. Partner States may amend the Protocol in line with the referenced rules.
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(2) OF THE TREATY FOR
AI-assisted research summary: This text says the East African Court of Justice may have additional jurisdiction, including original, appellate, and human rights jurisdiction, as determined by the Council, and that Partner States agreed to conclude a protocol to operationalize that extended jurisdiction.
ARTICLE 27 (2) OF THE TREATY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EAST AFRICAN THE PROVISIONS FOR THE EXTENSION OF COMMUNITY, CONFORMÉMENT AUX DISPOSITIONS DE L'ARTICLE 27 (2), DU TRAITÉ DE CRÉATION DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ DE L'AFRIQUE DE DISPOSITIONS L'EST, LES 1 BYEREKEYE KWAGURA UBUBASHA AFURIKA BW’URUKIKO Y’IBURASIRAZUBA NI : RWA JURISDICTION FOR THE EAST AFRICAN COURT OF JUSTICE ARE HERE BY SET FORTH: RELATIVES À L'EXTENSION DE LA JURIDICTION DE LA COUR DE JUSTICE DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'EST SONT: IRANGASHINGIRO PREAMBLE PRÉAMBULE Urukiko y`Iburasirazuba ko Amasezerano BIMAZE KUBONA mpuzamahanga ashyiraho Umuryango wa ("Amasezerano"), Afurika Afurika rwa yashyizeho rw’ubutabera y’Iburasirazuba rushinzwe iyubahirizwa ry’amategeko mu birebana n`isobanurwa, n`iyubahirizwa bikorwa ishyirwa mu by`Amasezerano: nk’urwego habaho gutuma CONSIDERING that the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community ("the Treaty"), established the East African Court of Justice as a judicial body which shall the ensure interpretation and compliance with the Treaty: the adherence and to application in of law CONSIDÉRANT que le traité instituant la Communauté de l'Afrique de l'Est ("le Traité") a établi la Cour de justice de tant qu'organe l'Est en l'Afrique de juridictionnel chargé de veiller au respect du droit d'interprétation, d'application et de respect du traité: matière en BIMAZE KUBONA KO WHEREAS CONSIDERANT QUE (a) hakurikijwe ibiteganywa n’ingingo ya 27 (2) y’Amasezerano, ibihugu bigize Umuryango byemera ko Urukiko rugira uburenganzira bwa muntu bw’ibanze, uburenganzira bwa muntu n’ubwo kujurira ndetse n’ubundi bubasha bwose bwagenwa n’Akanama; no (a) under the provisions of Article 27 (2) of the Treaty, Partner States recognise that the Court shall have such other original, appellate, human rights and other jurisdiction as will be determined by the Council; and (b) mu rwego rw’ibiteganywa n’ingingo ya 27 (2) y’Amasezerano, ibihugu bigize Umuryango byemera kugirana Amasezerano y’Inyongera ku ikoreshwa ry’ububasha bwaguye bw’Urukiko ; (b) within the provisions of Article 27 (2) of the Treaty, the Partner States agree to conclude a protocol to operationalise the extended jurisdiction of the Court; (a) en vertu des dispositions de l'article 27, paragraphe (2), du traité, les États partenaires reconnaissent que la Cour dispose des droits de l'homme originaux, des droits de l'homme et des recours, ainsi que de toute autre juridiction qui sera déterminée par le Conseil; et (b) dans le cadre des dispositions de l'article 27, paragraphe (2), du traité, les États membres conviennent de conclure un 2 AND WHEREAS the Summit of the East African Community Heads of State at its 15th Meeting held on 30th November 2013 approved the Council's recommendation to extend the jurisdiction of the East African Court of Justice to cover trade and investment matters arising out of the implementation of the Protocol on the Establishment of the East African Community Customs Union and the Protocol on the Establishment of the East African Common Market and disputes arising out of the implementation of the Protocol on the Establishment of the East African Community Monetary Union; protocole visant à rendre opérationnelle la compétence élargie de la Cour; ET ATTENDU QUE le Sommet des chefs d'État de la Communauté d'Afrique de l'Est, réuni à sa 15ème réunion, le 30 novembre 2013, a approuvé la recommandation du Conseil d'étendre la compétence de la Cour de justice de l'Afrique de l'Est aux questions de commerce et d'investissement découlant de la mise en œuvre du Protocole sur l'établissement de l'Union Douanière de la Communauté Est Africaine, et du protocole sur l'établissement du marché commun de l'Afrique de l'Est et sur les différends découlant de la mise en œuvre du protocole sur la création de l'Union monétaire de la Communauté de l'Afrique de l'est; bibazo cyo rwa bw’Urukiko ku BIMAZE KUBONA KANDI ko Inama y’Abakuru b`ibihugu bigize Umuryango wa Afurika y’Iburasirazuba, mu nama yayo ya 15 yabaye ku wa 30 Ugushyingo 2013 yemeje kwagura icyifuzonama cy’Akanama ububasha Afurika byerekeranye y’Iburasirazuba, n’ubucuruzi n’ishoramari bikomoka ku ishyirwa mu bikorwa ry’Amasezerano y’Inyongera ku ishyirwaho rya Gasutamo imwe mu Muryango wa Afurika y’Iburasirazuba, ku ishyirwa mu bikorwa ry’Amasezerano y’Inyongera ku ishyirwaho ry’Isoko Rusange ry`Umuryango wa Afurika y’Iburasirazuba, ndetse n`ibibazo bikomoka bikorwa ry`Amasezerano y’Inyongera ku ishyirwaho ry`Ifaranga Rimwe ry`Umuryango wa Afurika y’Iburasirazuba; ishyirwa mu ku ibihugu bigize BIMAZE KUBONA ko rw`ingenzi Umuryango byemera uruhare rw’Urukiko rwa Afurika y’Iburasirazuba mu kwihuza mu karere nyuma y’ishyirwaho rya Gasutamo imwe mu Muryango wa Afurika Rusange y’Iburasirazuba, ry`Umuryango wa Afurika y’Iburasirazuba ndetse n`iry`Ifaranga Rimwe ry`Umuryango wa Afurika y’Iburasirazuba nk’uko biteganywa mu ngingo ya 5(2) y’Amasezerano ; iry`Isoko regional integration WHEREAS the Partner States recognize the critical role of the East African Court of Justice in the establishment of the East African Community Customs Union, East African Community the East African Common Market and Monetary Union as envisaged under Article 5(2) of the Treaty; following justice de l'Afrique de CONSIDÉRANT que les États partenaires reconnaissent le rôle crucial joué par la Cour de l'Est dans l'intégration régionale à la suite de la création de l'Union douanière de la Communauté de l'Afrique de l'Est, du Marché commun de la Communauté de l'Afrique de l'Est et de l'Union est-africaine, conformément à l'article 5, paragraphe (2), du Traité ; monétaire 3 BYEMERANYIJE IBI BIKURIKIRA : HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: SONT CONVENUS DE CE QUI SUIT: - 1 Verify source ↗
IBISOBANURO
AI-assisted research summary: This article defines key terms used in the Protocol, including “Community,” “Council,” “Court,” and “Treaty.”
INGINGO YA MBERE : IBISOBANURO BY’AMAGAMBO ARTICLE ONE: DEFINITIONS ARTICLE PREMIER: DÉFINITIONS Muri aya Masezerano y’Inyongera, usibye aho bisabwa ukundi: In this Protocol, unless the context otherwise requires: Dans le présent protocole, sauf indication contraire du contexte: "Umuryango" bivuga Umuryango wa Afurika y’Iburasirazuba ushyirwaho n’ingingo ya 2 y`Amasezerano. "Community" means the East African Community established by Article 2 of the Treaty; "Communauté" désigne la Communauté de l'Afrique de l'Est établie par l'article 2 du traité; "Akanama" bivuga Akanama k’abaminisitiri b’Umuryango gashyirwaho n’ingingo ya 9 y’Amasezerano. "Council" means the Council of Ministers of the Community established by Article 9 of the Treaty; "Conseil" désigne le Conseil des ministres de la Communauté institué par l'article 9 du traité; "Urukiko" bivuga Urukiko rw’Umuryango wa Afurika y’Iburasirazuba rushyirwaho n’ingingo ya 9 y’Amasezerano; "Court" means the East African Court of Justice established by Article 9 of the Treaty; "Cour", la Cour de justice de l'Afrique de l'Est créée par l'article 9 du traité ; bivuga "Amasezerano" ashyiraho y’Iburasirazuba n’imigereka n’Amasezerano y’Inyongera. Umuryango wa Amasezerano Afurika yayo ndetse the "Treaty" means Establishment of the East African Community and any annexes and protocols thereto. the Treaty for désigne pour traité "Traité" l'établissement de la Communauté de l'Afrique de l'Est et ses annexes et protocoles. le INGINGO MASEZERANO AGAMIJE YA 2 : ICYO AYA - 2 Verify source ↗
OBJECTIVE OF THE
AI-assisted research summary: This provision says the Protocol extends the Court’s jurisdiction to trade and investment matters.
ARTICLE 2: OBJECTIVE OF THE PROTOCOL ARTICLE PROTOCOLE 2: OBJECTIF DU Aya Masezerano agamije kwagura ububasha byerekeranye bw’Urukiko bibazo ku The objective of this Protocol is to extend the jurisdiction of the Court to cover trade and L’objectif de ce protocole est d’étendre la compétence de la Cour aux questions de 4 n`ubucuruzi n’ishoramari bikomoka ku ishyirwa mu bikorwa ry’Amasezerano y’Inyongera ku ishyirwaho rya Gasutamo imwe mu Muryango wa Afurika y’Iburasirazuba, ku ishyirwa mu bikorwa ry’Amasezerano y’Inyongera ku ishyirwaho ry’Isoko Rusange ry`Umuryango wa Afurika y’Iburasirazuba, ndetse n`ibibazo bikomoka bikorwa ry`Amasezerano y’Inyongera ku ishyirwaho ry`Ifaranga Rimwe ry`Umuryango wa Afurika y’Iburasirazuba. ishyirwa mu ku the investment matters arising out of the the Protocol on implementation of Establishment of the East African Community Customs Union and the Protocol on the Establishment of the East African Common the Market and disputes arising out of implementation of the the Protocol on Establishment of the East African Community Monetary Union. commerce et d’investissement découlant de la mise en œuvre du protocole sur la création de l’Union douanière de la Communauté de l’Afrique de l’Est et du protocole sur la création du marché commun de l’Afrique de l’Est et des différends découlant de la mise en œuvre du Protocole portant création de l'Union monétaire de la Communauté de l'Afrique de l'Est. INGINGO BW’URUKIKO YA 3 : UBUBASHA - 3 Verify source ↗
JURISDICTION OF THE
AI-assisted research summary: The Court has jurisdiction over certain trade and investment disputes linked to East African Community implementation instruments.
ARTICLE 3: JURISDICTION OF THE COURT ARTICLE 3: COMPÉTENCE DE LA COUR 1.Urukiko rufite ububasha ku: 1. The Court shall have jurisdiction over: 1. La Cour est compétente pour: (a) makimbirane mu bucuruzi no mu ishoramari ashingiye ku ishyirwa mu bikorwa rya: (a) disputes on trade and investment arising from the implementation of: (i) Amasezerano y’Inyongera ku ishyirwaho rya Gasutamo imwe mu Muryango wa Afurika y’Iburasirazuba ; na (i) the Protocol on the Establishment of the East African Community Customs Union; and (ii) iry’Amasezerano y’Inyongera ku ishyirwaho ry’Isoko Rusange ry’ Umuryango wa Afurika y’Iburasirazuba; (ii) the Protocol on the Establishment of the East African Community Common Market; (a) les différends en matière de commerce et d'investissement résultant de la mise en œuvre du : (i) protocole sur l'établissement de l'union douanière de la Communauté de l'Afrique de l'Est; et le protocole sur (ii) l'établissement du marché commun de la Communauté de l'Afrique de l'Est; (b) makimbirane ashingiye ku ishyirwa mu ry’Amasezerano y’Inyongera ku bikorwa ishyirwaho ry’Ifaranga Rimwe ry`Umuryango wa Afurika y’Iburasirazuba. (b) disputes arising out of the implementation of the Protocol on the Establishment of the East African Monetary Union. b) les différends nés de la mise en œuvre du l'Union protocole portant création de monétaire est-africaine. 5 2. Kwagura ububasha guteganyijwe mu gika cya mbere ntigukuraho ry’ububasha izindi nzego zihabwa n’Amasezerano cyangwa n’amategeko akoreshwa y’ibihugu bigize Umuryango. ikoreshwa jurisdiction under 2. The extension of paragraph One shall not preclude the exercise of jurisdiction conferred upon other bodies by the Treaty or the relevant law of the Partner States. 2. L'extension de compétence prévue au paragraphe premier n'empêche pas l'exercice de la compétence conférée à d'autres organes par le traité ou par la loi applicable des États membres. - 4 Verify source ↗
IVUGURURWA RY’AYA
AI-assisted research summary: Partner States may amend the Protocol in line with the referenced rules.
INGINGO YA 4 : IVUGURURWA RY’AYA MASEZERANO ARTICLE 4: AMENDMENT OF THE PROTOCOL ARTICLE 4: AMENDEMENT DU PROTOCOLE Aya Masezerano kuvugururwa n’ibihugu bigize Umuryango hakurikijwe ibiteganywa n’ingingo ya 150 y’Amasezerano. ashobora This Protocol may be amended by the Partner States in accordance with the previsions of - 150 Verify source ↗
of the Treaty.
AI-assisted research summary: Member states may amend the protocol in line with Article 150 of the treaty.
Article 150 of the Treaty. Le présent protocole peut être modifié par les États membres aux conformément dispositions de l'article 150 du traité. YA INGINGO MASEZERANO GUKURIKIZWA 5 : IGIHE AYA ATANGIRIRA - 5 Verify source ↗
ENTRY INTO FORCE
AI-assisted research summary: This Protocol takes effect only after all Partner States ratify it and the ratification instruments are deposited with the Secretary General.
ARTICLE 5: ENTRY INTO FORCE ARTICLE 5: ENTRÉE EN VIGUEUR Aya Masezerano atangira gukurikizwa kuva igihe ibihugu byose bigize Umuryango biyemereje Umunyamabanga Mukuru kuyemeza burundu. inyandiko burundu kandi bishyikirije zo This Protocol shall enter into force upon ratification by all the Partner States and deposit of instruments of ratification with the Secretary General. Le présent protocole entrera en vigueur dès que tous les États membres l'auront ratifié et déposé les instruments de ratification auprès du Sécrétaire Général. - 6 Verify source ↗
USHINZWE KUBIKA
AI-assisted research summary: The Secretary General must receive the Protocol and ratification instruments, send certified copies to the Partner States, and register the Protocol with the African Union and any other organisation the Council determines.
INGINGO YA 6 : USHINZWE KUBIKA AYA MASEZERANO N`IYANDIKISHWA RYAYO ARTICLE REGISTRATION 6: DEPOSITORY AND ARTICLE ENREGISTREMEN 6: DÉPOSITAIRE ET 1. Aya Masezerano n’inyandiko zose zo kuyemeza bishyikirizwa Umunyamabanga Mukuru, na we akoherereza ibihugu byose bigize Umuryango inyandukuro z’aya Masezerano zihuje n’umwimerere burundu 1. This Protocol and all instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary General who shall transmit certified true copies of the Protocol and instruments of ratification to all the Partner States. 1. Le présent protocole et les instruments de ratification sont déposés auprès du Secrétaire général qui en transmet des copies certifiées conformes au protocole tous 6 n’izihuje n’umwimerere w`izo nyandiko zo kuyemeza burundu. 2. Umunyamabanga Mukuru yandikisha aya Masezerano mu Muryango wa Afurika Yunze Ubumwe no mu wundi muryango wose ugenwa n’Akanama. 2. The Secretary General shall register this Protocol with the African Union and such other organisation as the Council may determine. BIKOREWE i Arusha, Tanzaniya ku wa 20 Gashyantare mu mwaka w’ibihumbi bibiri na cumi na gatanu. DONE at Arusha, Tanzania, on the 20th day of February in the year Two Thousand and fifteen. et aux instruments de ratification à tous les États partenaires. 2. Le Secrétaire général enregistrera le présent Protocole auprès de l'Union africaine et de toute autre organisation désignée par le Conseil. FAIT à Arusha, en Tanzanie, le 20 février de l’an deux mille quinze. BAMAZE KWEMERA IBIKUBIYE MURI AYA abakurikira bayashyizeho imikono yabo: MASEZERANO, Mu izina rya Repubulika Yunze Ubumwe ya Tanzaniya IN FAITH WHEREOF the undersigned have appended their signatures hereto: EN FOI DE QUOI, les soussignés ont apposé leurs signatures: For the United Republic of Tanzania Pour la République-Unie de Tanzanie Mu izina rya Repubulika ya Uganda For the Republic of Uganda Pour la République d'Ouganda Mu izina rya Repubulika y’u Burundi For the Republic of Burundi Pour la République du Burundi Mu izina rya Repubulika ya Kenya For the Republic of Kenya Pour la République du Kenya Mu izina rya Repubulika y’u Rwanda For the Republic of Rwanda Pour la République du Rwanda 7
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