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Homeland Study Group Foundation and Others v Republic of Ghana (ECW/CCJ/APP/12/24; ECW/CCJ/JUD/32/25) [2025] ECOWASCJ 19 (16 May 2025)

Homeland Study Group Foundation and Others v Republic of Ghana (ECW/CCJ/APP/12/24; ECW/CCJ/JUD/32/25) [2025] ECOWASCJ 19 (16 May 2025)
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Homeland Study Group Foundation and Others v Republic of Ghana (ECW/CCJ/APP/12/24; ECW/CCJ/JUD/32/25) [2025] ECOWASCJ 19 (16 May 2025)
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[2025] ECOWASCJ 19
Court
ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
Case number
ECW/CCJ/APP/12/24 ; ECW/CCJ/JUD/32/25
Judges
Atoki J, Goncalves PJ, Koroma J
Judgment date
16 May 2025
Language
English
Summary
Court found arbitrary detention of named applicants, dismissed plebiscite and self-determination claims, awarded limited compensation.
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Human rights jurisdiction – limits on review of historical plebiscites and trusteeships; review of domestic laws only in context of alleged continuing human-rights violations; standing of NGOs requires proof of legal personality; arbitrary detention – failure to bring detainees before court within prescribed time; reparations – modest compensation and conditional release/prosecution.
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Court found arbitrary detention of named applicants, dismissed plebiscite and self-determination claims, awarded limited compensation.
Flynote
Human rights jurisdiction – limits on review of historical plebiscites and trusteeships; review of domestic laws only in context of alleged continuing human-rights violations; standing of NGOs requires proof of legal personality; arbitrary detention – failure to bring detainees before court within prescribed time; reparations – modest compensation and conditional release/prosecution.
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