ECOWAS Court

Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States
  • French: Cour de Justice de la Communauté économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
  • Portuguese: Tribunal de Justiça da Comunidade Económica dos Estados da África Ocidental
Established2001
JurisdictionECOWAS member states
LocationAbuja, Nigeria
Judge term length4 years
Number of positions5
Websitewww.courtecowas.org
President
CurrentlyRicardo Cláudio Monteiro Gonçalves
Vice-President
CurrentlySengu Mohamed Koroma
Dean
CurrentlyDupe Atoki

The ECOWAS Court of Justice is an organ of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a regional integration community of 15 member states in Western Africa. It was created pursuant to the provisions of Articles 6 and 15 of the Revised Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).