By Mark Longyen, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The ECOWAS Court of Justice, long celebrated for its bold human rights’ rulings, is now under growing pressure to reform. In spite of its landmark judgments, the court continues to struggle with one persistent challenge; poor compliance by member states. Since itContinue Reading
Divorce By: Mujidat Oyewole A housewife , Mulikat Abdulrasheed ,on Friday prayed for divorce in an Area Court in Ilorin, on grounds that her husband, Abdullahi was jobless and had no source of livelihood. “My uncle arranged the marriage with Abdullahi. I didn’t know that he was jobless, had noContinue Reading
By Patience Omoha Threat A Wuse Magistrate Court, Abuja, on Tuesday remanded a 27-year old man, Chidera Njoku, at a correctional centre for allegedly threatening his mother’s life. The defendant, who lives at Kabusa Village, Abuja, is facing a six-count charge of threat to life, assault, theft, extortion, mischief andContinue Reading
Enforcement By Taiye Olayemi The ECOWAS Court has outlined key strategies aimed at strengthening the enforcement of its judgments across member states. Mr Gaye Sowe, Acting Deputy Chief Registrar of the ECOWAS Court, disclosed this during a news conference at the close of the two-day inaugural meeting of Competent NationalContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The ECOWAS Court has pledged to deepen its engagement with the subregion’s youths and academic institutions to ensure a robust legal culture of justice, human rights and rule of law. The President of the Court, Justice Ricardo Gonçalves, said this at the end of the maiden editionContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The ECOWAS Court has called on West African universities’ law students participating in its inaugural Moot Court competition to deepen their jurisprudence and regional legal frameworks understanding to become better lawyers. Justice Ricardo Gonçalves, President of the Court, represented by Dr Yaouza Ouro-Sama, the Chief Registrar, threwContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Wednesday inaugurated a moot court competition for W/African law students aimed at fostering legal interaction and empowering the youth in the subregion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event had as its theme: “Promoting Regional Integration and HumanContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The ECOWAS Court of Justice, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court, (ICC), and Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), have pledged to deepen their cooperation to enhance global jurisprudence. They made the pledge during a working visit by a high-level ECOWAS Court delegation, led by itsContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The Chief Judge (CJ) of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, has decried the difficulty of enforcing the judgments of ECOWAS Court in sovereign states with diverse political climates. Alogba made this known when ECOWAS Court President, Justice Ricardo Gonçalves, paid him a courtesy visit in Lagos, aContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Justice Ricardo Gonçalves, President, ECOWAS Court of Justice, and others, have commended the court’s officials, who are mandatorily retiring this year, for their impactful career and bequeathing indelible legacies. Gonçalves stated this at a ceremony organised by the court in honour of four of its departing employees,Continue Reading
