ECOWAS Protocol on Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution, Peacekeeping and Security
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The ECOWAS Protocol on Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution, Peacekeeping and Security is a regional legal framework that empowers West African states to collectively prevent, manage, and resolve conflicts, and to conduct peacekeeping and security operations in the ECOWAS region.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| ECOWAS law | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ECOWAS protocol
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legal instrument ⓘ regional security protocol ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government
NERFINISHED
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Economic Community of West African States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote stability in the ECOWAS region
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reduce the incidence of violent conflict in West Africa ⓘ strengthen regional capacity for peace operations ⓘ |
| appliesTo | ECOWAS member states ⓘ |
| basedOn |
principle of collective security in West Africa
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principle of non-indifference to serious crises in member states ⓘ |
| complements | ECOWAS Revised Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| empowers |
ECOWAS to intervene in member states in cases of serious conflict
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ECOWAS to undertake peacekeeping missions ⓘ ECOWAS to use preventive diplomacy tools ⓘ |
| establishes |
ECOWAS Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution, Peacekeeping and Security
NERFINISHED
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framework for deployment of ECOWAS peacekeeping forces ⓘ institutional framework for ECOWAS peace and security architecture ⓘ procedures for early warning and preventive diplomacy in ECOWAS ⓘ procedures for mediation and conciliation in ECOWAS ⓘ |
| fullName | Protocol Relating to the Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution, Peacekeeping and Security NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
ECOWAS Commission
NERFINISHED
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ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
ECOWAS peacekeeping operations
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collective conflict management in ECOWAS ⓘ collective conflict prevention in ECOWAS ⓘ collective conflict resolution in ECOWAS ⓘ regional security operations in ECOWAS ⓘ |
| legalNature | binding on ECOWAS member states that have ratified it ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enhance regional security in West Africa
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to manage conflicts in the ECOWAS region ⓘ to prevent conflicts in the ECOWAS region ⓘ to provide a framework for peacekeeping in the ECOWAS region ⓘ to resolve conflicts in the ECOWAS region ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| scope |
armed conflicts in ECOWAS member states
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political crises in ECOWAS member states ⓘ threats to regional peace and security in West Africa ⓘ |
| shortName | ECOWAS Mechanism Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
conflict management
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conflict prevention ⓘ conflict resolution ⓘ peacekeeping ⓘ regional security ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
West African peacekeeping forces
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legalBasis
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ECOWAS Protocol on Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution, Peacekeeping and Security
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Supplementary Protocol A/SP.1/01/05
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legalSystem
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ECOWAS Protocol on Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution, Peacekeeping and Security
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this entity surface form:
ECOWAS law