Administrative law – Interim/provisional measures – urgency, irreparable harm, prima facie case – Staff disputes – Jurisdiction under Article 9(1)(f) and (g) of the ECOWAS Court Protocol – exhaustion of internal remedies inapplicable where no effective remedy exists – African Charter claims inadmissible against ECOWAS institutions – admissibility of employment and damages claims.

Revision of judgments – Article 25 Protocol and Articles 92–93 Rules – requirement of newly discovered decisive fact unknown to Court and party – distinction between revision and appeal – inadmissibility where application seeks to re‑argue evidence and law – costs: each party bears own costs.

Administrative law — ECOWAS staff disputes — jurisdiction and admissibility — inoperative internal remedies — conversion of contract to permanent staff — eligibility of military personnel — requirement to resign — non-binding nature of Council recommendations — exclusivity of service — suspension of salary for unauthorized assumption of national office.

Human rights — Right to a fair hearing within a reasonable time (Article 7(1)(d) African Charter) — Application against State for NHRC's prolonged failure to determine complaint — Quasi‑judicial bodies covered by Article 7 — State responsibility for dissolution/non‑reconstitution of adjudicatory organ — Reparations: general damages and ordering determination of pending complaint.

Human rights — Death penalty — Mandatory death sentence and prolonged detention on death row may amount to torture/cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment; Right to health — failure to provide adequate medical care to detained persons violates Article 16 of the African Charter; Evidence and fair trial claims — burden to prove trial in absentia and denial of counsel; Remedies — commutation/release, medical care and compensation.

Human-rights jurisdiction — Temporal jurisdiction — Non-retroactivity of treaties — Events predating Court’s 2005 human-rights mandate — Continuing-violation doctrine inapplicable — Dismissal for lack of jurisdiction.

Procedural law – Striking out of applications – Rule 65(1)(b) and (c) Rules of Court – Applicant’s failure to pursue proceedings – Counsel unable to locate applicant – Restoration allowed on good cause.

Family/customary land – declaration of title – burden of proof on plaintiff; customary grants and gifts of family land; long possession as evidence of ownership; compensation for reclamation not establishing transfer absent family consent.

Land law — Declaration of title — Burden of proof on plaintiff to establish ownership by clear and acceptable evidence — Family/customary grants and gifts of land — Long possession and unchallenged evidence amounting to admission — Reclamation for development requires proof of family consent.

Procedure — Reopening pleadings — Rule 46(3) and 46(4) of the Rules — Inherent power under Rule 90 — Admission of late submissions — Consideration of newly enacted domestic legislation — Interests of justice — Precedent.