1. Prof. Dr. Andreas Zimmermann, LL.M. (Harvard)
Internationale Organisationen Kapitel IX: Regionalorganisationen weltweit (Teil 1: Afrika, Asien)
Prof. Dr. Andreas Zimmermann,
LL.M. (Harvard)

2. Organisationen African Union
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
African Development Bank
Other Pan-African Organizations (e.g. African Telecommunications Union, the Pan-African Postal Union, the African Civilian Aviation Commission)

3. African Union

4. Ziele der AU Article 3 Constitutive Act of the African Union
The objectives of the Union shall be to:
a) achieve greater unity and solidarity between the African countries and the peoples of Africa;
b) defend the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of its Member States;
c) accelerate the political and socio-economic integration of the continent;
d) promote and defend African common positions on issues of interest to the continent and its peoples;
e) encourage international cooperation, taking due account of the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
f) promote peace, security, and stability on the continent;
g) promote democratic principles and institutions, popular participation and good governance; […]

5. Prinzipien
Article 4: Principles The Union shall function in accordance with the following principles: (h) the right of the Union to intervene in a Member State pursuant to a decision of the Assembly in respect of grave circumstances, namely: war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity;

6. Organe
Article 5 Constitutive Act of the African Union Organs of the Union
1. The organs of the Union shall be:
(a) The Assembly of the Union; (b) The Executive Council; (c) The Pan-African Parliament; (d) The Court of Justice; (e) The Commission; (f) The Permanent Representatives Committee; (g) The Specialized Technical Committees; (h) The Economic, Social and Cultural Council; (i) The Financial Institutions;

7. AU - ICC
Decision on the Implementation of the Decision on the International Criminal Court AU Doc Assembly/AU/Dec. 334 (XVI) (January 2011) …[t]o allow for a National Mechanism to investigate and prosecute the cases under a reformed Judciary provided for in the new constitutional dispensation, in line with the principle of complementarity“

8. Overlapping Membership

9. ECOWAS

10. ECOWAS - Mitglieder

11. Die Situation in Mali

12. Die Situation in Mali
Resolution 2085(2012) The Security Council […] Decides to authorize the deployment of an African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA) for an initial period of one year, which shall take all necessary measures, in compliance with applicable international humanitarian law and human rights law and in full respect of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity of Mali to carry out the following tasks […]

13. ECOWAS & Tripartite FTA

14. ASEAN

15. ASEAN
Declaration Constituting an Agreement Establishing the Association of South-East Asian Nation states
1. to accelerate economic growth, social progress, and cultural development in the region
2. to promote regional peace and stability,
3. to promote active collaboration and mutual assistance on matters of common interest,
4. to provide mutual assistance in the form of training and research facilities
5. to collaborate more effectively for the greater utilization of their agriculture and industries, the expansion of their trade, the improvement of their transportation and communication facilities, and the raising of living standards,
6. to promote South-East Asian studies
7. to maintain close and beneficial co-operation with existing international and regional organisations

16. APEC

17. Indien-China