Ø AT THE LEVEL OF AFRICAN UNION o Constitutive Act of African Union, July 1999; o African Charter of Human Rights and People, 27 June, 1981. o Mechanism for Prevention, Management and Conflict Resolution, 29 June, 1993; o Decision on Unconstitutional Changes of Government, 14 July, 1999; o Declaration for the Framework of Rapid Intervention against Unconstitutional Changes of Government, 14 July, 1999; o Solemn Declaration on Security, Stability, Development and Cooperation in Africa, 12 July, 2000; o Protocol on the Creation of Peace and Security Council, 9 July, 2002. Ø AT THE LEVEL OF ECOWAS o Revised ECOWAS Treaty; o Non-Aggression Protocol signed in Lagos on 22 April, 1978; o Mutual Defence Assistance Protocol signed in Freetown on 29 May, 1981, o Declaration of Political Principles on Freedom, People's Rights and Democratisation, 6 July, 1991; o Mechanism for Prevention, Management and Conflict Resolution, Kepping Peace and Security, 10 December, 1999; o Bamako Declaration on the African Common Stand regarding the Proliferation, Movement and Illegal Trafficking of Small arms and light weapons, 1 st December, 2000; o Additional Protocol to the Mechanism for Prevention, Management and Conflict Resolution, Keeping Peace and Security, in respect of Good Governance and Democracy, 21 December, 2001; 91