The Court was established under the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights.
Mahakama hiyo ilianzishwa chini ya Mkataba wa Mkataba wa Haki za Binadamu na Watu wa Afrika Kuhusu Kuanzishwa kwa Mahakama ya Afrika Kuhusu Haki za Binadamu na Watu.