Legal Resources
ECOWAS Laws Library
A curated collection of ECOWAS treaties, protocols, decisions, and supplementary acts — freely downloadable for researchers, practitioners, and citizens.
Original Collection
Founding treaties, free movement protocols, decisions, regulations, and court instruments
Security & Arms
ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials
2026 — New Resources (63 Documents)
Newly added conventions, protocols, supplementary acts, and legislative instruments
Founding Treaties & Treaty Amendments
Additional Protocol Amending Article 4 of the ECOWAS Treaty (Institutions of the Community)
Legal Regime — New Instrument Amending the ECOWAS Treaty (2010)
Supplementary Protocol Amending Article 9, Paragraph 1(C) of the ECOWAS Treaty
Supplementary Protocol Amending Article 53 of the ECOWAS Treaty (Budget of the Community)
Supplementary Protocol Amending Articles 1, 3, 6 and 21 of the ECOWAS Revised Treaty
Supplementary Protocol Amending the Preamble of the ECOWAS Treaty
Supplementary Protocol Amending the Revised ECOWAS Treaty
Protocol A/P.1/7/91 — ENG
Supplementary Protocol A/SP.10/10/5 — ENG
Conventions
Convention on Extradition
Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters
Convention on Mutual Assistance in Custom Matters
Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Related Matters
Convention Regulating Inter-State Road Transportation between ECOWAS Member States
Convention Relating to Inter-State Transit of Goods
General Convention on Privileges and Immunities of ECOWAS
General Convention on Privileges and Immunities (Alternative Version)
General Convention on the Recognition and Equivalence of Degrees, Diplomas, Certificates and Other Qualifications in ECOWAS Member States
Supplementary Convention Establishing a Community Guarantee Mechanism for Inter-State Road Transit of Goods
Security, Defence & Arms
Protocol on Non-Aggression
Protocol Relating to Mutual Assistance on Defence
Protocol on the Fight Against Corruption
Protocol Relating to the Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution, Peacekeeping and Security
Protocol Relating to the Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution — Revised Version
Protocol Relating to the Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution — Alternative Version
Court of Justice & Community Parliament
CCJ Supplementary Act Vol. 88 (English)
Supplementary Act: Reduction of Judges of ECOWAS Court to Five (2018)
Supplementary Protocol Amending the Protocol on the Community Court of Justice
Protocol Relating to the Community Parliament
Parliament Protocols
Supplementary Protocol Amending the Protocol Relating to the Community Parliament
Protocol A/P.L/7/91 On The Community Court of Justice
Finance, Budget, Trade & Investment
Protocol on Conditions Governing the Application of the Community Levy
Protocol Establishing Value Added Tax in ECOWAS Member States
Protocol Relating to the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID)
Protocol Relating to the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA)
Protocol Relating to the Definition of the Concept of Products Originating from Member States (2003)
Protocol Relating to the Contributions by Member States to the Budget of the Community
Protocol on Assessment of Loss of Revenue by Member States
Protocol Relating to Community Enterprises
Protocol Relating to the Fund for Co-operation, Compensation and Development
Supplementary Protocol Amending Article 1 — Contributions by Member States to the Budget
Supplementary Protocol Amending the Definition of Concept of Products Originating from Member States
Social, Health, Education & Culture
Protocol on the Establishment of a West African Health Organisation
Supplementary Protocol Amending the Protocol on the Establishment of the West African Health Organisation
Protocol on Education and Training
Protocol on Cultural Framework Agreement for ECOWAS
Supplementary Acts & Legislative Instruments
Supplementary Act 2
Supplementary Act 4
Supplementary Instrument SU10F11
Supplementary Instrument SU057B1
Supplementary Instrument SU17521
Supplementary Instrument SUA3AD1
Supplementary Instrument SUA6251
Supplementary Instrument SUCC3A1
Supplementary Instrument SUDA7D1
Supplementary Instrument SUE2101
Legislative Instrument G9470471
Legislative Instrument PRB5FD1
Protocol Relating to the Re-establishment / Reinstatement Instrument