Designating the African Union as a Public International Organization Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities
Designates African Union Entitled to Privileges and Immunities
What it does
The order designates the African Union as entitled to privileges, exemptions, and immunities under the International Organizations Immunities Act.
Real-world impact
- Grants the African Union legal privileges, exemptions, and immunities under U.S. law.
- Changes how U.S. agencies treat and interact with the African Union.
- Revokes Executive Order 11767 of February 19, 1974, affecting prior legal treatment.
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Summary
This order designates the African Union as a public international organization entitled to the privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided by the International Organizations Immunities Act.
It affects the African Union and U.S. agencies that interact with or host the organization by changing how U.S. law treats the group's legal protections.
The order clarifies it does not limit any other privileges the African Union may have and revokes Executive Order 11767 from 1974.
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