Thoughts on Enforcement of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (ECCJ) Human Rights Judgments at State Level: The Way Forward

Abstract

The article exrays in brief the enforcement framework for the judgments of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (ECCJ) from the primary instruments and statutes of the Community vis-a-vis what is obtainable at the domestic levels of the Anglophone and the francophone countries and come to the conclusion that there is urgent need to enact domestic laws constitutionally recognising the judgments of the ECCJ as enforceable judgment at the various state territories.

Keywords: Enforcement, Human rights, Judgment.

 

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