Decision on the Activity Report of the African Union Commission on International Law – Doc. EX.CL/1130(XXXIV)

The Executive Council,

1. TAKES NOTE of the Activity Report of the African Union Commission on International Law (AUCIL), for the period June to December 2018, together with the recommendations contained therein;
2. DECIDES that the AUCIL be provided with adequate resources under the budget of the Union funded from Member States contributions to carry out its functions as per Article 23 of the AUCIL Statute; and URGES all AU Organs to submit their draft budget in accordance with the established procedure through the PRC SubCommittee on General Supervision and Coordination on Budgetary, Financial and Administrative Matters;
3. TAKES NOTE of the offer by Equatorial Guinea to host the Secretariat of AUCIL and REQUESTS the Commission to formally inform the Government of Equatorial Guinea of the procedure on hosting AU Organs and the conditions for the relocation of the Secretariat of AUCIL;
4. NOTES the wide range of legal topics in the diverse studies being undertaken by AUCIL towards the codification and implementation of African International Law and COMMENDS the AUCIL for the several studies on international law so far finalised;
5. COMMENDS the theme of the 7th Edition of the Forum as: “The Management of Africa’s Natural Resources” in line with the objectives set under Agenda 2063 and requests the AUCIL to disseminate the proceedings of the Forum to all Member States and other relevant bodies;
6. ENCOURAGES Member States, Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and other Organs of the Union to extend necessary support to the AUCIL in the preparation of its Studies by, inter alia, providing information that AUCIL may need for this purpose on issues of International Law of interest to the African Union.