ECOWAS Community Court of Justice - 2016 December

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December 2016
The ECOWAS Court lacks jurisdiction to enforce its own judgments; enforcement must proceed through national courts.
Community Court of Justice – ECOWAS – Enforcement of judgments – Competence – Whether ECOWAS Court can execute or oversee execution of its own judgments – Article 24 of Additional Protocol – Enforcement to be pursued before national courts.
6 December 2016
The ECOWAS Court reaffirmed it is not an appellate forum for reviewing national court decisions and dismissed allegations of fair trial violations.
Human rights – right to fair trial – right to political participation – jurisdiction of ECOWAS Court – not an appellate forum for national judgments – standard of proof for human rights violations.
6 December 2016