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308 judgments
June 2026
Application alleging diaspora ‘watch‑listing’ inadmissible for failure to prove victim status or concrete imminent harm.
  • Human Rights
    • — Jurisdiction — Allegations of Member State human‑rights violations by diaspora nationals — Supplementary Act SA.1/12/25 Article 9(4)
    • — Admissibility — Victim Status and Burden of Proof — Requirement for concrete evidence linking applicant to watch‑list or account‑freezing measures
    • — Preemptive Relief — Likelihood of future violation insufficient without specific, persuasive proof of imminent harm
23 June 2026
L'État a violé la liberté d'expression, la liberté, la dignité et la propriété du requérant ; vie privée non établie.
  • Droits de l'homme
    • — Liberté d'expression — Couverture journalistique et streaming en direct — Exigences de légalité, nécessité et proportionnalité
    • — Liberté et sécurité ; Interdiction de la torture — Arrestation arbitraire, traitements inhumains et responsabilité de l'État — Obligation d'enquêter et de justifier les arrestations
    • — Propriété et vie privée — Saisie d'appareils personnels et prétendue surveillance numérique — Nécessité d'une base légale et de preuves probantes
22 June 2026
May 2026
An NGO's public‑interest human‑rights suit dismissed for failing admissibility requirements despite Court's jurisdiction.
  • Institutional Law — Jurisdiction — Subject‑matter and personal jurisdiction of the ECOWAS Court over Member States and Community organs
  • Access to Court — Locus Standi — NGO public‑interest litigation under Article 10 and limits on enforcing inter‑State Community obligations
  • Human Rights — Prospective violations — Requirement of concrete or imminent risk and sufficiently ascertainable class of victims
18 May 2026
  • Community institutional law — Staff disputes — Jurisdiction to determine disputes between the Community and its officials under Article 9(1)(f)
  • Administrative/Procedural law — Staff disputes — Exhaustion of internal remedies as mandatory admissibility requirement under Article 10(e) of the Supplementary Protocol
  • Procedure — Counterclaim — Counterclaim not maintainable where principal application is declared inadmissible
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December 2025
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July 2025
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May 2025
16 May 2025
ECOWAS Court limited its jurisdiction to present humanrights claims, found certain detentions arbitrary, struck out unregistered NGO.
  • Human Rights Jurisdiction of ECOWAS Court Scope limited to present human rights violations, not historical plebiscites
  • Human Rights Detention Arbitrary detention Failure to bring detainees promptly before a court violates Article 6 of the African Charter
  • Procedure Admissibility NGO applicant must prove legal personality to bring representative actions
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