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Citation
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Judgment date
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| January 2026 |
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Dismissals unlawful for failure to follow ECOWAS Staff Regulations' due process; Court's jurisdiction limited to public-service claims.
Jurisdiction — Community public-service jurisdiction v. human-rights jurisdiction; Admissibility — exhaustion of internal remedies under Article 73(b) of ECOWAS Staff Regulations; Due process in disciplinary proceedings — requirement of written notification of charges, constitution of an independent disciplinary committee, adherence to timelines and reporting obligations (Articles 92–95); Duty to give a reasoned decision and proportionality of sanctions; Remedies — reinstatement or salary in lieu, arrears, moral and material damages, record expungement, and costs.
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30 January 2026 |
| November 2025 |
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Whether a revision is admissible absent newly discovered decisive facts unknown at the time of the judgment.
Revision of judgment – Article 25 Protocol and Articles 92–93 Rules – admissibility requires discovery of new decisive facts unknown to Court and party – three‑month rule – not an appellate route to challenge evidential assessment or merits (MOU dispute) – jurisdiction affirmed but application inadmissible.
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19 November 2025 |
| February 2025 |
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State agents' use of lethal force and the State's inadequate investigation violated the victim's rights to life and fair hearing.
Human rights — Right to life (Article 4 African Charter) — State responsibility for lethal actions of security forces — Duty to conduct prompt, effective investigation and provide remedies — Right to fair hearing (Article 7) — Proof of victim status and admissibility.
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28 February 2025 |
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Court found jurisdiction and admissibility but dismissed claims for lack of evidence linking state agents to violations.
Human rights — Court jurisdiction over alleged violations in Member States; admissibility; limits on adjudicating purely national constitutional claims; state responsibility requires attribution of acts to the State; insufficient evidence dismisses claims for violations of ACHPR Articles 3, 6, 12(1), 14 and 21.
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13 February 2025 |
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13 February 2025 |
| July 2024 |
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Court lacked jurisdiction over disappearance claims but found Ghana violated the applicant's right to information and ordered disclosure.
Jurisdiction ratione loci; extraterritorial application and effective control; admissibility and indirect victim status; representative standing; right to information (African Charter Art.9(1); ICCPR Art.19(2)); obligation to disclose state-held investigative documents; remedies — disclosure ordered.
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12 July 2024 |
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Court found jurisdiction and admissibility but dismissed gas-flaring human-rights claims for lack of proof; nominal costs awarded.
Environmental human-rights jurisdiction — actio popularis and NGO standing — admissibility and pendency — evidentiary burden to prove causation and actual harm — state measures on gas flaring — dismissal for lack of proof; nominal costs awarded.
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4 July 2024 |
