| Abstract: | This paper examines the extent to which the Organization of African Unity has permitted international law to fix the frame of reference for its 'peace and security' activities as a measure of its contribution to the development of international law of peace: Introduction - International constitutional law of the OAU - Some 'law-making' activities of the OAU - Accommodation practices to law (coup d'etat and the problem of representation in the OAU; civil war; the use of force in aid of the right of self-determination; pacific settlement of international disputes) - Conclusion. Ref. |