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Citation
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Judgment date
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| May 2025 |
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Court found arbitrary detention of named applicants, dismissed plebiscite and self-determination claims, awarded limited compensation.
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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16 May 2025 |
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Prosecutorial disclosures and procedural delays breached the applicant's presumption of innocence, timely-trial rights and caused arbitrary detention.
Human rights — presumption of innocence — prosecutorial public statements — right to be tried within reasonable time — statutory review deadlines (Art. 294, 300 CCP) — arbitrary detention — reparation and systemic measures — ECOWAS Court jurisdiction.
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16 May 2025 |
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The ECOWAS Court lacks jurisdiction to hear contractual claims by a private party against a Member State.
Jurisdiction — ECOWAS Court — limits of Article 9 Supplementary Protocol — no jurisdiction over contractual disputes between Member States and third parties — admissible preliminary objection of lack of jurisdiction — costs awarded to respondent.
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15 May 2025 |
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Prolonged pretrial detention violated rights to liberty, movement, fair trial and amounted to inhuman treatment; release and compensation ordered.
Human rights — Jurisdiction of ECOWAS Community Court — Admissibility — Limitation period inapplicable to human rights claims — Arbitrary arrest and prolonged pretrial detention — Rights to liberty, freedom of movement, fair trial within reasonable time — Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment — Reparations: release and compensation.
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15 May 2025 |
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Unlawful internet and social media shutdowns violated applicants' rights to freedom of expression, information and to work.
Human rights — internet and social media shutdowns — legality, necessity and proportionality — freedom of expression and access to information (Art 19 ICCPR; Art 9 African Charter) — standing of juristic persons for expression claims — right to work (Art 6 ICESCR; Art 15 African Charter) — reparations — ECOWAS/UEMOA regulatory instruments not human-rights instruments for jurisdictional purposes.
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14 May 2025 |
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Court dismissed abstract challenge to alleged vagrancy laws for lack of identifiable victims and therefore no jurisdiction.
Jurisdiction – Article 9(4) ECOWAS Court Protocol – requirement of real and identifiable victims – no jurisdiction for abstract review of domestic vagrancy laws absent concrete instances of rights violations.
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14 May 2025 |
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Whether internal remedies were exhausted and whether recruitment breached fairness and geographic distribution rules.
Administrative law — ECOWAS staff disputes — Jurisdiction under Article 9(1)(f) — Admissibility and exhaustion of internal remedies — Recruitment and appointment — Primary criterion of technical efficiency; geographical distribution ancillary — Burden of proof in discrimination claims — Protection against denigration under Staff Regulations.
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13 May 2025 |
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Respondent held liable for arbitrary arrest and property violation; dignity/torture claim unproven; USD 20,000 awarded.
Human rights — ECOWAS Court jurisdiction — Default judgment under Rule 90 — Arbitrary arrest and detention (Article 6 ACHPR) — Right to property seizure (Article 14 ACHPR) — Dignity/torture claim unproven — Reparation and costs.
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13 May 2025 |
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Court found jurisdiction but dismissed the claim because applicants failed to prove locus standi or legal personality.
Human rights — jurisdiction under Article 9(4) of the Protocol — admissibility under Article 10(d) — locus standi — direct and indirect victims — proof of relationship — legal personality of an Estate — failure to produce birth certificate or probate/Letters of Administration — dismissal for inadmissibility.
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13 May 2025 |
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Court dismissed human-rights claim of intellectual-property theft, finding IP and criminal aspects outside its competence.
Human rights — Right to property (Article 14 ACHPR) — Intellectual property rights and registration — Distinction between deprivation/control (human-rights breach) and allegations of theft/passing-off (criminal/domestic IP matters) — ICCPR Article 26 (equality) — Jurisdictional limits: Berne Convention and WIPO Copyright Treaty outside ECOWAS Court competence — Admissibility — Costs: parties bear own costs.
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12 May 2025 |
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Court finds respondent unlawfully prevented applicant leaving Senegal, violating freedom of movement, and awards compensation.
Human rights — Freedom of movement — Article 12(2) African Charter — Evidence and burden of proof — Arbitrary administrative restrictions — Reparations and costs.
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9 May 2025 |
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Applicant failed to prove alleged discrimination under Article 2; Court had jurisdiction but dismissed the claim for lack of evidence.
Human rights — Non-discrimination — Article 2 African Charter — burden of proof — necessity to identify and prove third‑party interactions — jurisdiction of ECOWAS Court — institutions versus Member States — admissibility of human‑rights application.
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8 May 2025 |
