ABSTRACT
Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights and Other African Union Initiatives affecting Respect for Human Rights” (2003) 13 Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems 7 at 14-15.
By recognizing actio popularis [anyone’s ability to petition the Commission regardless of whether or not she is an actual victim of the violation], the African Charter has enabled many individuals, CSAs, and indirectly, states, to test its guarantees. These communications, in turn, have enabled the Commission to develop human rights jurisprudence in Africa and provide guidance to domestic courts.7
