Observations and Recommendations on the International Criminal Court and the African Union in advance of the 17th African Union Summit (30 June-1 July)

In advance of the African Union (AU) summit which will take place from 23 June-1 July 2011, more than 115 civil society organisations wrote a short paper with observations and recommendations for African states parties of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on issues likely to arise at the summit regarding the ICC. This paper emphasizes  the strong support for the ICC by African civil society and the importance of African ICC states parties protecting the court’s mission and mandate at the AU summit and in other fora.