Community Parliament

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Community Parliament is the legislative body of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), providing a forum for regional representatives to deliberate on West African integration and policy issues.

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Community Parliament canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Legislative body
Organ of ECOWAS
Parliament
appliesToJurisdiction ECOWAS
surface form: ECOWAS region
composition Representatives from ECOWAS member states
continent Africa
country ECOWAS
surface form: Economic Community of West African States
foundingLegalInstrument ECOWAS Revised Treaty
Protocol relating to the Community Parliament
governs Matters related to ECOWAS integration policies
hasCommittee Thematic committees on regional issues
hasFunction Advisory role on ECOWAS policies
Oversight of ECOWAS institutions within its mandate
Promotion of West African integration
Regional legislative deliberation
Representation of citizens of ECOWAS member states
hasJurisdiction Member states of ECOWAS
hasMotto Promoting integration in West Africa
hasRole Consultative body to ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government
Consultative body to ECOWAS Council of Ministers
Libyan Political Dialogue Forum
surface form: Forum for dialogue among West African representatives

Platform for harmonization of laws in ECOWAS
headquartersLocation Abuja
surface form: Abuja, Nigeria
inception 2000
isUnicameral true
legalStatus Supranational parliamentary institution
legislativeBodyOf ECOWAS
surface form: Economic Community of West African States
locatedIn West Africa
meetsFrequency Ordinary sessions and extraordinary sessions
meetsIn Abuja
surface form: Abuja, Nigeria
memberOf Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS
surface form: ECOWAS institutional organs
numberOfChambers 1
officialLanguage English
French
Portuguese
parentOrganization ECOWAS
surface form: Economic Community of West African States
partOf Institutional framework of ECOWAS
regionServed West Africa
shortName ECOWAS Parliament
topic Democracy and governance in West Africa
Economic cooperation
Human rights in West Africa
Peace and security in West Africa
Regional integration
Trade and economic policy in ECOWAS
website https://parl.ecowas.int/

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ECOWAS Parliament alsoKnownAs Community Parliament