Case Digests: Human Rights Decisions of the Community Court of Justice of West African States (ECOWAS), July 2013
The Open Society Justice Initiative has prepared short summaries of the decisions from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice which relate to its jurisdiction over human rights. This digest covers decisions from July 2011 to February 2013.
They are part of our Case Digests series, which we produce in a bid to make decisions of the global human rights tribunals accessible to the widest possible audience. We also continue to add to our Case Watch reports, in which our lawyers explore the legal implications of individual tribunal rulings.
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