
The first EAC was established in 1967 under the Treaty of East African Cooperation. It collapsed in 1977 and was re-established in 1999 under the East African Community Treaty. This article addressed the legal instruments under which the EAC has been re-established. The revival of EAC integration occurred after the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO), which is the premier institution for the regulation of international trade. All EAC partner states are members of the WTO. The EAC must therefore be consistent with WTO rules and disciplines on formation of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs). This article reviewed the revived EAC in the light of WTO rules and disciplines. Previous studies and reviews on the EAC integration generally fail to assess the legal instruments from this perspective.