ECOWAS Community Court of Justice - 2016 June

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June 2016
An NGO may bring representative human‑rights claims; State liable where self‑defence unproven and no effective investigation, compensation awarded.
Human rights – Right to life – Use of lethal force by State agents; self-defence and necessity – burden of proof; procedural duty to investigate deaths; locus standi – NGO representative actions and public interest litigation; ECOWAS Court jurisdiction – State as proper defendant; reparation and compensation
7 June 2016