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The ECOWAS Court has been praised for its transparent, responsible and accountable management of the resources of the Community by the chairperson of the region’s ministerial committee responsible for reviewing the report of the Community’s Auditor General and External Auditors. ...Read More

The ECOWAS Court of Justice on 3 July 2024 ruled that the amended application brought by a Non-governmental organization (NGO) seeking to include sections of Nigeria’s Criminal Code allegedly inconsistent with human rights laws and in violation of the rights of vulnerable citizens, was properly filed before it. ...Read More

The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, on July 10, 2024, affirmed that the Togolese Republic violated the right to work of Abiguime Maguiliwè and 52 Others. The Applicants claimed that the Republic of Togo violated their right to work, freedom of association, and right not to be subject to arbitrary detention. ...Read More

The ECOWAS Court of Justice and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) achieved a significant milestone on July 12, 2024, by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This MoU, a pivotal moment in their partnership, is poised to deepen their collaboration in international humanitarian law and international human rights law. ...Read More

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has on 4 July 2024 dismissed the claims of human rights violations brought by a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that asked the Court to hold the Federal Republic of Nigeria liable for breaching its international obligation to protect human rights. ...Read More

The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, On July 10, 2024, ruled that the Federal Republic of Nigeria violated the human rights of Obianuju Catherine Udeh and two others. The Court found Nigeria in breach of Articles 1, 4, 6, 9, 10, and 11 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, specifically pertaining to the right to life, security of person, freedom of expression, assembly and association, prohibition of torture, duty of the state to investigate, and the right to effective remedy. ...Read More

The ECOWAS Court of Justice on 12 July 2024, held that the Republic of Ghana violated the right to information of Isaac Mensah and ordered the State to provide him with the requested information. ...Read More

The ECOWAS Court of Justice, on 14 June 2024 commenced a week-long sensitization and training program for lawyers on its newly implemented Electronic Case Management System (ECMS). ...Read More

The ECOWAS Court of Justice, on 10th June 2024, inaugurated its sensitisation and training programme for lawyers from member states on the new Electronic Case Management System (ECMS). This event is taking place in Lomé, Togo, from June 10 - 13, 2024. ...Read More

The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS organised a three-day technical workshop of Focal Points of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) to promote the culture of planning, programming, monitoring and evaluation, towards the effective and efficient achievement of the objectives of the Court. ...Read More

The President of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, Hon. Justice Edward Amoako Asante, on 21st of June 2024, officially opened the sensitisation and training programme for lawyers on the Electronic Case Management System (ECMS) of the Court in Praia, Cape Verde. ...Read More

Justice Edward Amoako Asante, the President of ECOWAS Court of Justice, on 3rd June 2024 opened the 16th Administrative and Budget retreat in Nasarawa State, near Abuja the capital of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. ...Read More

The ECOWAS Court President, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, on 27th June 2024, welcomed the Chairperson of the Community Audit Committee, Diane Holo-Sacramento at the ECOWAS Court. The meeting marked the first official engagement between the Court and the Audit Committee, signifying a significant step towards enhanced collaboration and oversight. ...Read More

Justice Edward Amoako Asante, the President of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, on 7th June 2024 welcomed the newly invested Hon. Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, H.E. Memounatou Ibrahima, during a courtesy visit to the Court. ...Read More

The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, on July 10, 2024, declared that the dismissal of Mr. Momodu Cham, a former staff of the ECOWAS Commission was unlawful and not in compliance with Article 69 of the ECOWAS Staff Regulations. ...Read More

La Cour de Justice de la Communauté Économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (CEDEAO) a ce lundi 10 juin 2024, inauguré son programme de sensibilisation et de formation destiné aux avocats des États membres sur le nouveau Système de Gestion Électronique des Affaires (SGEA). Cet événement se déroule à Lomé, au Togo, du 10 au 13 juin 2024. ...Read More

Le 14 juin 2024, la Cour de Justice de la CEDEAO a entamé un programme de sensibilisation et de formation d'une semaine pour les avocats sur son nouveau système de gestion électronique des affaires (ECMS). ...Read More

La Cour de Justice de la Communauté, CEDEAO a, dans sa décision rendue le 10 juillet 2024, dans l'affaire opposant M. KONE Mamourou à l’État de Côte d’Ivoire, déclaré qu’il n’y a pas violation du droit à un procès équitable. Elle a également déclaré que l’Etat défendeur n’a pas violé le droit de propriété du requérant. ...Read More

Le Président de la Cour de Justice de la Communauté Économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (CEDEAO), l'Honorable Juge Edward Amoako Asante, a, le 21 juin 2024, officiellement inauguré le programme de sensibilisation et de formation des avocats sur le Système Électronique de Gestion des Affaires (SGEA) de la cour à Praia, au Cap-Vert. ...Read More

O Tribunal de Justiça da CEDEAO iniciou no dia 14 de junho de 2024 um programa de sensibilização e formação de uma semana para advogados sobre o seu recém-implementado Sistema Eletrónico de Gestão de Processos (ECMS). ...Read More

O Tribunal da CEDEAO foi enaltecido pela sua gestão transparente, responsável e credível dos recursos da Comunidade pela presidente do comité ministerial da região responsável pela análise do relatório do Auditor Geral e dos Auditores Externos da Comunidade. ...Read More

President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has lauded the ECOWAS Court of Justice for its efforts at promoting judicial cooperation, facilitating access to justice and strengthening the rule of law in the region. ...Read More

The President of ECOWAS Court, Hon. Justice Edward Amoako Asante and one of the judges of the Court, Hon. Justice Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro Gonçalves met with the Speaker of the Cabo Verde parliament, Hon. Austelino Tavares Correia in margin of the sensitization and training programme for lawyers on the Electronic Case Management System (ECMS) of the Court in Praia, Cape Verde. ...Read More

The President of Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, Honourable Justice Edward Amoako Asante, commended the ECOWAS Parliament for its engagement with high officials of Member States under military administration to forestall their withdrawal from the regional bloc, at the opening ceremony of the First Ordinary Session of the Sixth Legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament held on the 1st of July 2024 in Abuja. ...Read More

The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS on August 16, 2024 hosted a high-level delegation from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), led by Mr. Raouf Mazou, Assistant High Commissioner for Operations. ...Read More

The President of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, Honourable Justice Edward Amoako Asante, on 18th June 2024, received the Executive Committee of the West African Law Students Association (WALSA), Ghana Chapter, during the Sensitization and Training of Lawyers and Government Agents on the use of the ECOWAS Court Electronic Case Management System (ECMS) held in Accra Ghana between 14th and 19th June 2024. ...Read More

Hon. Justice Edward Amoako Asante, President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice received a delegation from the West Africa Democracy Radio, Dakar, Sénégal on a media visit to the Seat of the Court in Abuja, Nigeria on 28 June 2024. ...Read More