ECOWAS Community Court of Justice - 2019 May

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May 2019
ECOWAS Court held insufficient proof of pension and property claims; five-year pension buyout not unconstitutional or rights-violating.
ECOWAS Court – Human rights – Right to property – Entitlement to pension and retirement benefits – Jurisdiction of the ECOWAS Court – Burden of proof in human rights claims – Enforcement of pension rights – Sale and liquidation of state assets – Procedural requirements for employment-related claims under African Charter Article 14.
15 May 2019
The ECOWAS Court held that the mass dismissal of soldiers without due process violated their rights to work and fair hearing.
Human rights – right to work – right to fair hearing – dismissal from military service – ECOWAS Court jurisdiction – exhaustion of local remedies – unlawful dismissal – damages – due process – enforcement of international treaties by member states.
15 May 2019