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A Commentary on the International Seabed Authority’s (ISA) FAQs for the media about the International Seabed Authority and Deep-Sea Mining

By Cfcomlaw Oceanic June 22, 2025issues, journalNo Comments

What was the International Seabed Authority’s Reactions to The Metal Company (TMC) announcing that its US subsidiary has initiated an application for a licence to mine under the existing US…

Balancing State Accountability and Individual Rights: The ECOWAS Court’s Decision in Melville Roberts v. Republic of The Gambia, ECW/CCJ/JUD/43/24

By Cfcomlaw Oceanic June 15, 2025issues, journalNo Comments

By Orimogunje Samuel Temitope* IntroductionIt cannot be overemphasised that modern international law revolves around the protection of Human Rights. Human Rights, as loosely defined, are the inherent and innate property…

Civic Freedoms vs State Power: ECOWAS Court Condemns Guinea’s Crackdown on Protest

By Cfcomlaw Oceanic June 10, 2025issues, journalNo Comments

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,…

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 Cfcomlaw Oceanic May 16, 2025issues, journalNo Comments

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…

ECOWAS Court Awards the sum of $30, 000 against State of Sierra Leone for Breach of the Right to Security of Person

By Cfcomlaw Oceanic December 12, 2024issues, journalNo Comments

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…

Laws Criminalising Loitering Violate the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights

By Cfcomlaw Oceanic December 12, 2024journalNo Comments

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…

Mado Fidegnon Frederic, represented by the Collective of Associations Against Impunity in Togo (CACIT) v. State of Togo, Judgment of 30th March February, 2022

By Cfcomlaw Oceanic February 12, 2024issues, journalNo Comments

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…

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 Cfcomlaw Oceanic February 12, 2024issues, journalNo Comments

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,…

Registered Trustees of Faculty of Peace Organisation v Federal Republic of Nigeria, ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/22: A Brief Overview

By Cfcomlaw Oceanic February 11, 2024issues, journal1 Comment

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…

Republic of Niger & Seven others & Ors v. The Authority of Heads of State and Government, ECOWAS & Ors Application No. ECW/CCJ/APP/34/23: Matters Arising

By Centre for Community Law February 8, 2024issues, journal1 Comment

FactsThis Application was brought by eighth Applicants: the Republic of Niger; Dr Fatimata Moussa, a national of the Republic of Niger resident in Niamey; la Societe Nigeriene d’Electricite, a semi-public limited company…