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Citation
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Judgment date
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| February 2019 |
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Regulation of customs officers' eligibility and assembly rights upheld, with no violation of fair trial or denial of justice proven.
Human rights – public service – eligibility for public office – freedom of assembly and opinion – fair trial – denial of justice – competence of ECOWAS Court – disciplinary action against customs officer – review of national statutes for compatibility with international obligations.
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27 February 2019 |
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Failure to follow constitutional process and guarantee judicial impartiality in the removal and trial of a judge breaches fair trial rights.
Human rights – fair trial – judicial independence – due process for removal of judges – reasonable apprehension of bias – judicial recusal – right to access counsel – compensation for wrongful trial and imprisonment.
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27 February 2019 |
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ECOWAS Court affirmed state responsibility for mass killings in Benue, ordering investigation and protection, but denied personal claims.
Human Rights – Jurisdiction of ECOWAS Court – standing (locus standi) – actio popularis – Government’s duty to protect citizens – Mass killings and communal violence – State responsibility for failure to investigate and redress human rights abuses – Compensation and public interest litigation.
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26 February 2019 |
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Refusal to appoint applicants to public academic positions did not breach human rights as statutory requirements were not met.
Human rights – public service recruitment – employment status – admissibility of human rights complaints – reasonable duration of proceedings – exhaustion of local remedies not required – compliance with statutory requirements for public employment – no violation where national law observed.
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6 February 2019 |
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A corporate applicant’s claim for the release of frozen funds was dismissed as the right to property was not violated.
Property rights – Human rights enforcement – ECOWAS Court jurisdiction – Corporate personhood and locus standi – Freezing of funds pending investigation – Public interest exceptions to property rights – Procedural failures in investigations
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6 February 2019 |
