Objective
Elaborate instruments for establishing the dispute settlement mechanism and its institutions in accordance with AU best practices and meet the requirement of article 8.2 of the Yamoussoukro Decision and criteria for selection of arbitrators.
Scope of Work
Undertake a scope study of the need for a dispute settlement mechanism for the Single African air Transport Market and the one in the structure of African Continental Free Trade Area. The study should take into consideration other dispute settlement mechanism with an international obligation, such as the ones under the Convention on International Civil Aviation (the Chicago Convention). The Consultant should also take into consideration multilateral and bilateral agreements between states, including bilateral air services agreements and draw lessons from existing established dispute settlement mechanism.
Carry out consultation with relevant AU organs, AUC offices, RECs, and partners. Indicative list could be the Office of the Legal Counsel, Department of Infrastructure and Energy, Trade and Industry Commission of the AUC, UNECA, the Africa Court of Justice, the African Civil Aviation Commission, the African Airlines Association, Registrars of COMESA, SADC, ECOWAS Courts, the African Human Rights Court, and other Aviation and trade Experts
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