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The OLC provides a unified central legal service for the AU including all its organs and institut
Activities
The African Union Commission on International Law (AUCIL) concluded its Twenty-Sixth Ordinary Session at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, following two weeks of deliberations on key legal, institutional and policy issues relevant to the African continent and the development of international law.
The African Union Commission on International Law (AUCIL) convened its 12th AUCIL Forum from 19 to 20 May 2026 at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the theme: “Challenges of Implementing International Environmental Law and Water Resources Management in Africa.”
The African Union (AU), through its Office of the Legal Counsel (OLC), convened on 3 November 2025 a Post-Adv
The African Union (AU) on Friday, 5 September 2025, welcomed the deposition of the instruments of ratification of the
The African Union Commission, through its Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI), wishes
November 03, 2025
WHAT: The African Union Commission (Office of the Legal Counsel) will host a Post Advisory Opinion Workshop on the In
May 22, 2025 to May 23, 2025
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
11th AUCIL FORUM
June 25, 2024
The African Union’s Office of the Legal Counsel in collaboration with the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) and Atrocities Watch Africa (AWA).
May 20, 2024 to May 21, 2024
The 10th Forum of the African Union Commission on International Law (AUCIL) Theme: “International Law, Alternative Justice, and Armed Conflicts”
May 11, 2026 to May 25, 2026
April 30, 2026
March 31, 2026 to April 30, 2026
Media
Department Resources
February 10, 2017
A. ESTABLISHMENT
February 08, 2017
The AUCIL Members current composition is as follows:
December 17, 2015
September 19, 2020
The African Union Commission (AUC) envisions “an integrated continent that is politically united based on the ideals of Pan Africanism an
June 24, 2020
Highlights of the cooperation with the GIZ-project “Support to the African Union on Migration and Displacement”
June 24, 2020
Violent extremism is a global issue.
May 06, 2019
November 30, 2018
November 20, 2017
February 10, 2017
A. ESTABLISHMENT