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ECOWAS Court Judges Vow to End Delays, Enforce Judgments

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2026

…New judicial college pledges independence, integrity as Court targets effective justice delivery across West Africa The newly appointed judges of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice have pledged to uphold judicial independence and integrity, tackle delays in adjudication and strengthen

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ECOWAS Court Turns to Media as Enforcement Gap Threatens Impact of Regional Justice

Daily Dispatch September 22, 2026

…Abuja workshop seeks to strengthen judicial reporting and public accountability over Member States’ compliance with court decisions The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice is seeking to strengthen the role of journalists in holding Member States accountable for implementing its judgments, as concerns persist over the enforcement of decisions issued by the regional judicial

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ECOWAS Court Holds Validation Workshop for Law Reports

Daily Dispatch June 30, 2025

A validation workshop on the Draft Headnotes for the 2021-2024 Law Reports of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS has opened in Abuja, Nigeria. The workshop which was opened on Monday, aims to ensure that the draft headnotes for the Court’s 2021–2024 judgments accurately reflect the legal issues, decisions, and reasoning, and are ready for final […]

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Authorities responsible for enforcement of ECOWAS Court Judgments begins in Lagos

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2025

The inaugural meeting of Competent National Authorities (CNA) of ECOWAS Member States responsible for the enforcement of the judgments of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS has commenced in Lagos, Nigeria.  The two-day meeting holding from 23 – 24 June 2025 under the theme Enhancing the Role, Relevance, and Effectiveness of the ECOWAS Court of Justice: Strengthening

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ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to compensate tortured victim and investigate police abuse

Daily Dispatch December 6, 2024

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has on 3 December 2024, delivered judgment in the case of Oluwatimilehin Adebayo v. Federal Republic of Nigeria (ECW/CCJ/APP/47/23), ordering the Federal Republic of Nigeria to pay ₦5 million in compensation to the Applicant for the violation of his right to freedom from torture.The case arose from the brutal treatment […]

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ECOWAS Court President pledges to implement roadmap for improved efficiency in the operations of the court

Daily Dispatch November 28, 2024

Honourable President Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro Gonçalves has expressed his commitment to the implementation of the resolutions from the three-day Judicial Retreat of the ECOWAS Court of Justice that concluded on 27 November 2024 at Niger State, Nigeria. President Gonçalves made the statement in his remarks during the closing ceremony of the Judicial Retreat. “Over the […]