A Comparative Analysis of the Charter of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and the Constitutive Act of the African Union (AU)
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2018
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Groningen Journal of International Law
Abstract
This article takes a critical look at comparative analysis of the Charter of the Organization of
African Unity (OAU) and the Constitutive Act of the African Union (AU). In doing so, the
article will compare the organs and institutions of both the OAU and the AU. It will also
access the achievements and failures of the two bodies and in doing this, the article will argue
that if OAU has been performing as expected, there will be no need for the AU. It will in
addition go further to list some provisions in the Constitutive Act of the AU that were not
included in the Charter of the OAU. It will also argue that in modeling the AU like the
European Union (EU), there has been no linkage in the achievements of this continental body
that can make it comparable to the EU. Also, in accessing the AU, this paper will proffer
answer to the question, whether there has been any significant change since AU come on
board, or if it was just a name change. Finally, the article will conclude by making
recommendations and suggestions for better performance of the continental body before it
clocks twenty (20) years.
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Comparison, OAU, AU, Achievements, Failures