Protocol A/P.1/7/91 on the Community Court of Justice

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Protocol A/P.1/7/91 on the Community Court of Justice is the foundational legal instrument that created and defined the mandate, structure, and jurisdiction of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ECOWAS legal instrument
founding treaty
international agreement
adoptedBy ECOWAS
surface form: ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government

ECOWAS
surface form: Economic Community of West African States
adoptedUnder ECOWAS Revised Treaty
surface form: ECOWAS Treaty framework
appliesTo ECOWAS
surface form: ECOWAS Member States
belongsToCategory founding instruments of international courts
category regional court statute
creates obligations for ECOWAS Member States regarding the Court
createsBody ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
surface form: Community Court of Justice of ECOWAS
defines jurisdiction of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
mandate of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
structure of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
establishes ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
fullName Protocol A/P.1/7/91 on the Community Court of Justice self-link
governs composition of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
procedural rules framework of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
tenure of judges of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
grantsJurisdictionOver disputes relating to application of ECOWAS legal instruments
disputes relating to interpretation of ECOWAS Treaty
hasEffectOn development of ECOWAS jurisprudence
regional rule of law in West Africa
institutionalizes judicial arm of ECOWAS
language English
French
Portuguese
legalBasisFor creation of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
legalStatus binding on ECOWAS Member States that have ratified it
legalSystem public international law
partOf ECOWAS legal regime
purpose to ensure interpretation and application of ECOWAS law
to establish a judicial organ for ECOWAS
region West Africa
relatedTo ECOWAS Revised Treaty
surface form: Revised Treaty of ECOWAS
setsOut competence of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
conditions for seising the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
relationship between the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice and ECOWAS institutions
shortName ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
surface form: 1991 ECOWAS Court Protocol
subjectMatter institutional framework of ECOWAS
jurisdiction of regional courts
regional integration law
typeOfJurisdictionCreated advisory jurisdiction of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
contentious jurisdiction of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice

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ECOWAS Community Court of Justice establishedBy Protocol A/P.1/7/91 on the Community Court of Justice
Protocol A/P.1/7/91 on the Community Court of Justice fullName Protocol A/P.1/7/91 on the Community Court of Justice self-link
Supplementary Protocol A/SP.1/01/05 amends Protocol A/P.1/7/91 on the Community Court of Justice
this entity surface form: Protocol A/P.1/7/91 Relating to the Community Court of Justice