ECOWAS Court
The ECOWAS Court of Justice is an organ of the Economic Community of West African States, a regional integration community of 15 member states in Western Africa. It was created pursuant to the provisions of Articles 6 and 15 of the Revised Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States.
Constituting documents
Although ECOWAS was founded in 1975 by the Treaty of Lagos, the Court of Justice was not created until the adoption of the Protocol on the Community Court of Justice in 1991. Additionally, the ECOWAS Revised Treaty of 1993 established the Court of Justice was an institution of ECOWAS. The Protocol was amended twice; once in 2005, and once in 2006. Notably, the 2005 Supplementary Protocol expanded the Court's jurisdiction to include human rights claims by individuals.Jurisdiction
The Court has jurisdiction over four general types of disputes: those relating to the interpretation, application, or legality of ECOWAS regulations, those that arise between ECOWAS and its employees, those relating to liability for or against ECOWAS, and those that involve a violation of human rights committed by a member state.Organization
Judges
Hon. Justice Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro Gonçalves,Hon. Justice Sengu Mohamed Koroma,
Honorable Justice Dupe Atoki,
Honorable Justice Edward Amoako Asante,
Honorable Justice Gberi-bè Ouattara