By Taiwo Olamide Oluboyo Introduction Human rights are universal, inalienable, indivisible and interdependent. They are universal because all individuals are bestowed with same rights, irrespective of their geographical location, gender, race, religious, cultural affiliations. Human rights are inalienable, as individuals’ rights cannot be revoked; They are interdependent, as all rights – political, civil, social, cultural, …
ECOWAS Court Tames Blasphemy Laws in Nigeria: A Discussion of the Incorporated Trustees of Expression Now Human Rights Initiative v. Nigeria, ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/25.
By Orimogunje Samuel Temitope Introduction It is not novel that the protection of Human rights stands as a cornerstone of modern international law, Human Rights are the most fundamental property inherent to every human, irrespective of their nationality, gender, race, religion or any other status. These rights are indivisible, inalienable and universal that forms the …
ECOWAS Court Affirms its Article 9(1)(g) Jurisdiction against the Authority of Heads of State and Commission of ECOWAS at the Suit of the Individual
By Oluboyo Taiwo Olamide Introduction Under international law, the jurisdiction of court is a frequently contested matter. This jurisdiction can be tied to several strings, it could be the invocation of a particular provision of a treaty law granting the court jurisdiction, the court’s founding document outlining its jurisdiction; the existence of a legal dispute; …
ECOWAS Court Awards the sum of $30, 000 against State of Sierra Leone for Breach of the Right to Security of Person
Hassan Kargbo and 7 others v. State of Sierra Leone, ECWICCJIJUD/37124http://www.courtecowas.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ECW-CCJ-JUD-37-24-Hassan-Kargbo-vs-Sierra-Leone_ENG.pdf Facts: The applicants’ case was for the Court to find that Sierra Leone violated their right to security of person, right to life and right to an effective remedy, and to order the defendant to pay compensation for the prejudice suffered. The case arose …
Laws Criminalising Loitering Violate the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
This is the recent decision of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Advocaid Ltd V Republic of Sierra Leone ECW/CCJ/JUD/33/24. Facts of the Case The Applicant asked the court to declare that the maintenance and continued enforcement by the Republic of Sierra Leone, of laws on loitering by authorising the police to arrest any …
Mado Fidegnon Frederic, represented by the Collective of Associations Against Impunity in Togo (CACIT) v. State of Togo, Judgment of 30th March February, 2022
Introduction Anyone who follows the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African State would have no problem agreeing with any observation that one major issue that has so far tested the jurisdiction of the court is the issue of the insistence of the court that exhaustion of domestic remedies is not a …
The Legality of Twitter Ban by the Nigerian Government: The Case of SERAP v. F.R.N, ECW/CCJ/JUD/40/22 in View
By Chinyere Onyeneke, LLB, BL* Introduction Undoubtedly, the new media, represented by the various social platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, has become the nightmare of many governments around the world, especially repressive governments whose repressiveness thrive in opaqueness. What is to such governments, a problem, has given a voice to the populace, especially young people, …
Registered Trustees of Faculty of Peace Organisation v Federal Republic of Nigeria, ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/22: A Brief Overview
By Ben Elizabeth Effiong* Facts of the Case In the case, the Applicants complained of the violation of their right to freedom of association and peaceful assembly. The first Applicant is a non-governmental organisation registered to support the cause of women and girls. The second to fourth Applicants are individuals who allege that they were …
HON. JUSTICE ALADETOYINBO v. THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, SUIT NO:
ECW/CCJ/APP/27/18 JUGDEMENT NO: ECW/CCJ/JUD/18/20
HON. JUSTICE ALADETOYINBO v. THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, SUIT NO:
ECW/CCJ/APP/27/18 JUGDEMENT NO: ECW/CCJ/JUD/18/20