The case law of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights in Libya following the Arab uprisings: Lessons learned for the consolidation and legitimation of the Court

This article examines the two cases brought before African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights following Libyan uprising in 2011: Commission (Benghazi) v Libya (Saif al-Islam Gaddafi) Libya. These mark three 'firsts': first time for to transfer a case Court; order provisional measures by rendered judgment default. study reveals that although has taken significant steps terms of its consolidation legitimation, substantive procedural challenges functioning remain. Moreover, authors argue political divisions within Union diminished Court's potential impact crisis.