ECOWAS Court

Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States
  • French: Cour de Justice de la Communauté économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
  • Portuguese: Tribunal de Justiça da Comunidade Económica dos Estados da África Ocidental
Established2001
JurisdictionECOWAS member states
LocationAbuja, Nigeria
Judge term length4 years
Number of positions5
Websitewww.courtecowas.org
President
CurrentlyEdward Amoako Asante
Vice-President
CurrentlyGberi-bè Ouattara
Dean
CurrentlyDupe Atoki

The ECOWAS Court of Justice is an organ of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a regional integration community of 15 member states in Western Africa. It was created pursuant to the provisions of Articles 6 and 15 of the Revised Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).[1]

  1. ^ "CCJ Official Website". Retrieved 2019-07-10.