Documents – SADC

Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the Southern African Development Community on Immunities and Privileges, 17 August 1992

Declaration of the Southern African Development Community, 17 August 1992


Protocol on Transport, Communications and Meteorology, 24 August 1996

Protocol on Energy in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region, 24 August 1996

Protocol on Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region, 24 August 1996


Protocol on Mining in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), 8 September 1997

Gender and Development: A Declaration by Heads of State or Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), 8 September 1997

Charter of the Regional Tourism Organisation of Southern Africa (RETOSA), 8 September 1997

Protocol on Education and Training in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), 8 September 1997

Towards a Southern Africa Free of Anti-personnel Landmines: A Declaration, 8 September 1997


Protocol on the Development of Tourism in the Southern African Development Community, 14 September 1998

Protocol on Shared Watercourses in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), 28 September 1998


Protocol on Wildlife Conservation and Law Enforcement, 18 August 1999

Protocole sur la Santé, 18 August 1999

Declaration on Productivity in the Southern African Development Community, 18 August 1999


Protocol on Trade in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region, 25 January 2000

Protocol on the Tribunal in the Southern African Development Community and Rules thereof, 7 August 2000

Protocole Révisé sur les Voies Navigables Partagées de la Région de la Communauté de Développement de l’Afrique Australe, 7 August 2000

Protocol on Legal Affairs in the Southern African Development Community, 7 August 2000

Amendment Protocol on Trade in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), 7 August 2000


Declaration Concerning Firearms, Ammunition and other Related Materials in the Southern African Development Community, 9 March 2001

Protocol on Fisheries, 14 August 2001

Protocole sur la Coopération en Matière de Politique, de Défense et de Sécurité, 14 August 2001

Protocole sur la Culture, l’Information et le Sport, 14 August 2001

Protocole Contre la Corruption, 14 August 2001

Protocole sur le Contrôle des Armes à Feu, des Munitions et d’autres Matériels Connexes, 14 August 2001


Protocol on the Tribunal in the Southern African Development Community and Rules thereof, 3 October 2002

Protocole sur la Foresterie, 3 October 2002

Agreement Amending the Protocol on the Tribunal, 3 October 2002

Protocole sur l’Extradition, 3 October 2002

Protocole sur l’Entraide Judiciaire en Matière Pénale, 3 October 2002


Maseru Declaration on the fight against HIV/AIDS in the SADC Region, 4 July 2003

Charter of Fundamental Social Rights in SADC, 26 August 2003


Dar-es-Salaam Declaration on Agriculture and Food Security in the SADC Region, 15 May 2004

Agreement on the Establishment of the Zambezi Watercourse Commission, 13 July 2004



Agreement Amending Article 20 of the Southern African Development Community Protocol on Trade, 17 August 2007

Protocol on the Tribunal in the Southern African Development Community and Rules thereof, 17 August 2007

Agreement Amending Annex VI to the Protocol on Trade Concerning the Settlement of Disputes between the Member States of the Southern African Development Community, 17 August 2007

Agreement Amending Protocol on Tribunal, 17 August 2007

Campbell v. Zimbabwe, Judgment, Case No. SADCT: 2/07 (SADC, Nov. 28, 2007)

Campbell v. Zimbabwe, Judgment, Case No. SADCT: 2/07 (SADC, Dec. 13, 2007)


SADC Biodiversity Action Plan Outline 2010, 1 February 2008

SADC Regional Biodiversity Strategy, 1 February 2008

Theron v. Zimbabwe, Ruling Case No. SADCT: 2/08; Case No. SADCT: 03/08; Case No. SADCT: 04/08; Case No. SADCT: 06/08 (SADC, Mar. 28, 2008)

Mtingwi v. SADC Secretariat, Judgment, Case No. SADCT: 1/07 (SADC, May 27, 2008)

Mutize v. Campbell, Ruling, Case No. SADCT: 8/08 (SADC, May 30, 2008)

Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Annex to the SADC Protocol on Trade, 12 July 2008

Campbell v. Zimbabwe, Ruling, Case No. SADCT: 11/18 (SADC, July 18, 2008)

Protocole de la SADC sur la Science, la Technologie et l’Innovation, 17 août 2008

Agreement Amending Article 6 of the Protocol on the Tribunal, 17 August 2008

Chirinda v. Campbell, Ruling, Case No. SADCT: 09/08 (SADC, Sept. 17, 2008)

Model Law on HIV and AIDS in Southern Africa, 31 December 2008


ZHR NGO Forum v. Zimbabwe, Ruling, Case No. SADCT: 05/2008 (SADC, Jan. 01, 2009)

Southern African Vision For Water Life and Environment In the 21st Century, 1 January 2009

Tembani v. Zimbabwe, Ruling, Case No. SADCT: 7/2008 (SADC, June 4, 2009)

Campbell v. Zimbabwe, Ruling, Case No. SADCT: 03/2009 (SADC, June 5, 2009)

UPP of Zimbabwe v. SADC, Judgment, Case No. SADCT: 12/2008 (SADC, Aug. 14, 2009)

Tembani v. Zimbabwe, Judgment, Case No. SADCT: 07/2008 (SADC, Aug. 14, 2009)

Agreement Amending the Protocol on the Development of Tourism in the Southern African Development Community, 8 September 2009

Agreement Amending the Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, 8 September 2009

Protocol on the Development of Tourism in the Southern African Development Community, 8 September 2009

SADC HIV and AIDS Strategy Framework 2010-2015, 1 October 2009

Mondlane v. SADC Secretariat, Ruling, Case No. SADCT: 07/2009 (SADC, Oct. 21, 2009)


The SADC Guidelines for Strengthening River Basin Organisations Environmental Management, 2010

SADC Guidelines for Strengthening River Basin Organisations – Stakeholder Participation 2010

Kanyama v. SADC Secretariat, Judgment, Case No. SADCT: 05/2009 (SADC, Jan. 29, 2010)

Stratégie forestière de la SADC: 2010-2020. Exploiter les forêts au profit du développement économique de la région, Projet final, février 2010

Kethusegile-Juru v. SADC Parliamentary Forum, Ruling, Case No. SADCT: 02/2009 (SADC, Feb. 5, 2010)

Mondlane v. SADC Secretariat, Judgment, Case No. SADCT: 07/2009 (SADC, Feb. 5, 2010)

Southern Africa Framework of Subregional Climate Change Programmes, 1 June 2010

Bach’s Transport v. Congo, Judgment, Case No. SADCT: 14/2008 (SADC, June 11, 2010)

Kethusegile-Juru v. SADC Parliamentary Forum, Judgment, Case No. SADCT: 02/2009 (SADC, June 11, 2010)

Swissbourgh Diamond Mines v. Lesotho, Ruling, Case No. SADCT: 04/2009 (SADC, June 11, 2010)

Tanzania v. Cimexpan, Ruling, Case No. SADCT: 01/2009 (SADC, June 11, 2010)

Fick v. Zimbabwe, Ruling, Case No. SADCT: 01/2010 (SADC, July 16, 2010)

Gongo v. Zimbabwe, Judgment, Case No. SADCT: 05/2008 (SADC, Dec. 9, 2010)


SADC Climate Change Adaptation for the Water Sector, 1 November 2011

Climate Change Adaptation in SADC: a Strategy for the Water Sector, November 2011


SADC Policy Paper Climate Change, 5 July 2012

SADC Sexual and Reproductive Health Business Plan 2011-2015, 1 July 2012


Application des lois forestières, la gouvernance et les échanges commerciaux de la SADC (FLEGT), Document du programme, version finale, février 2013


SADC Simplified Environmental Management Framework & Management Plane & Resettlement Policy Framework, January 2014

SADC Protocol on Environmental Management for Sustainable Development, 18 August 2014

Climate Summit 2014 – Chair Summary, 29 September 2014


SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections Revised 2015

SADC Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan-English, 24 July 2015

Agreement Amending the Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, 18 August 2015


Agreement on the Operationalisation of the SADC Regional Development Fund, 31 August 2016

Agreement Amending the Protocol on Gender and Development, 31 August 2016

Climate Outlook Update Outlook for December 2016 to February 2017, 29 November 2016

Model Law on Eradicating and Protecting Children Already in Marriage, 31 December 2016


Treaty of the Southern African Development Community, 18 August 2018

Revised Constitution of the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Co-operation Organisation (SARPCCO), 18 August 2018

Guide to Using the SADC Model Law on Eradicating and Protecting Children Already in Marriage, 31 August 2018

Model Law on Elections, 31 December 2018


SADC-GMI Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP1703), 26 February 2021

SADC Vision 2050, 26 February 2021

SADC Annual Report 2020 – 2021


Model Law on Public Financial Management, 31 December 2022

Model Law on Gender Based Violence, 31 December 2022