The Ecowas Court And The Politics Of Access To Justice In West Africa Adewale Banjo

With refer- ence to the competence of the Court, Article 9 of the Protocol on the Com- munity Court of Justice stated that: (a) The Court shall ensure the observance of the law and of the principles of equity in the interpretation and application of the provisions of the Treaty; (b) The Court shall also be competent to deal with disputes referred to it in accordance with the provisions of Article. [...] The jurisdiction of the Court is prescribed by the provisions of Articles 76(2) of the 1993 Revised Treaty and Articles 9 and 10 of the protocol of the Court. [...] The decision to move the seat of the Court to Abuja came with the nomination of Nigeria as the permanent host country of the Court and of the ECOWAS Parliament. [...] (f) The plaintiff avers that the closure of the border by the Federal Govern- ment of Nigeria is a violation of the Terms of the Protocol for free move- ment of persons and goods within the region narration of facts by the plaintiff, he then asked the Court on 10 contained in the 1993 Revised Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), 1993, and the Protocol on Free Movement. [...] According to the Supplementary protocol A/SP.1/11/04 amend- ing the Preamble and Articles 1, 2, 9, 22 and 30 of protocol A/P.1/7/91 relating to the Community Court of Justice and Article 4 paragraph 1 of the English Version of the Protocol (Draft), the Protocol on the Community Court of Justice was amended by the insertion of the following new Article as follows: Access to the Court is open to the.