ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
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The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice is the judicial arm of the Economic Community of West African States, responsible for interpreting and applying Community law and adjudicating disputes involving member states, institutions, and individuals.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ECOWAS Court of Justice | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international court
ⓘ
judicial organ ⓘ regional court ⓘ |
| amendedBy | Supplementary Protocol A/SP.1/01/05 ⓘ |
| appealTo | no higher ECOWAS judicial body ⓘ |
| beganOperations | 2001 ⓘ |
| bindingForce |
its judgments are binding on ECOWAS institutions
ⓘ
its judgments are binding on ECOWAS member states ⓘ |
| canHearCasesFrom |
ECOWAS Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
ECOWAS institutions
individuals with standing under ECOWAS law ⓘ member states of ECOWAS ⓘ |
| composition | independent judges appointed by ECOWAS member states ⓘ |
| decisionType |
advisory opinions
ⓘ
judgments ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism | obligation of member states to comply under ECOWAS Treaty ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Protocol A/P.1/7/91 on the Community Court of Justice ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
ECOWAS
ⓘ
surface form:
Economic Community of West African States
|
| geographicScope | territories of ECOWAS member states ⓘ |
| hasCompetence |
disputes on interpretation of ECOWAS Treaty
ⓘ
disputes on legality of ECOWAS acts ⓘ failure of member states to fulfill ECOWAS obligations ⓘ human rights violations by member states ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfJudges | 7 ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Nigeria ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Abuja ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
ECOWAS
ⓘ
surface form:
ECOWAS member states
ECOWAS ⓘ
surface form:
Economic Community of West African States
|
| legalNature | supranational court ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Community law of ECOWAS ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
ECOWAS
ⓘ
surface form:
Economic Community of West African States
|
| partOf |
ECOWAS
ⓘ
surface form:
Economic Community of West African States
|
| regionServed | West Africa ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization |
African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
ⓘ
Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ |
| role |
adjudicates disputes involving ECOWAS institutions
ⓘ
adjudicates disputes involving ECOWAS member states ⓘ adjudicates disputes involving individuals under ECOWAS law ⓘ applies ECOWAS Community law ⓘ interprets ECOWAS Community law ⓘ judicial arm of ECOWAS ⓘ |
| shortName |
ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
ECOWAS Court of Justice
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| subjectMatter |
application of ECOWAS regulations and decisions
ⓘ
human rights under ECOWAS legal instruments ⓘ interpretation of ECOWAS treaties ⓘ |
| yearEstablished | 1991 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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