About Us
Creation
- The Community Court of Justice was created pursuant to the provisions of Articles 6 and 15 of the Revised Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Protocol A/P1/7/91, as amended by the 19 January 2005 Protocol (i.e. A/SP1/01/05), sets out the organizational framework, functioning mechanism and the procedure followed before the Court.
Composition
- The Court is composed of five (5) independent Judges who are persons of high moral character, appointed by the Authority of Heads of State and Government, from nationals of Member States, for a four-year (4) non-renewable tenure.
Mandate
- The Mandate of the Court is to ensure the observance of law and of the principles of equity and Human Rights within the ECOWAS Community; ensure the interpretation and application of the Texts of the Community: the Treaty, Conventions, Protocols, Regulations, Directives, Decisions and all other subsidiary legal instruments adopted by the Community.
