Exposition of the principle of collective security under the ecowas treaty of 1993 john, d. In contrast to the picture painted above, the 1993 revised ecowas treaty could be said to have. Ecowas economic community of west african states ecowic ecowas investment code. Revised ecowas treaty of 23 july 1993, ecowas protocol relating to the mechanism for conflict prevention, management, resolution, peacekeeping and security of 10 december 1999, ecowas conflict prevention framework ecpf of 16 january 2008, treaty establishing the ggc dated 3 july 2001. Senegal is furthermore a party to the ecowas community court of justice since its entry into force on 5 november 1996. Obliges member states to provide valid travel documents to their citizens article 21. Mindful of articles 7, 8, and 9 of ecowas revised treaty relating to the. This is not unique to ecowas, as several other regional organisations have gradually assumed security and foreign policy functions by default. Mindful of the treaty establishing eccas dated 18 october 1983, mindful of the revised ecowas treaty of 24 july 1993 signed in cotonou, mindful of the treaty establishing the ggc of 3 july 2001, signed in libreville, mindful of regulation cmsreg. Introduction the signing of the economic community of west african states ecowas treaty in 1975 can aptly be described as a copycat enterprise. The economic community of west african states, also known as ecowas, is a regional.
The fifteen member states then decided to revise the treaty of 28 may, 1975 establishing the economic community of west african states ecowas and have accordingly agreed to a revised treaty of 24 th july, 1993. The high contracting parties, by this treaty, hereby reaffirm the establishment of the economic community of west african states ecowas. The treaty of lagos was originally touted as an economic initiative, but emerging political events led to its revision and therewith the expansion of scope and powers in 1993. Revisedtreaty economic community of west african states. Treaty establishing the southern african development community. Page 42 in faith whereof, we, the heads of state and government of the member states of the economic community of west african states ecowas, have signed this treaty. Ecowas has been designated one of the five regional pillars of the african economic community aec. Products originating from member states of the economic community of west african states ecowas. Deepening regional integration and organising world trade. The terms of the agreement were formalized through various protocols and. Ecowas revised treaty table of contents preamble 1 chapter 1 definitions article 1 3 chapter h establishment, composition, aims and objectives and fundamental principles of the community articles25 4. Ecowas was established by a treaty concluded at lagos, nigeria, on may 28, 1975. The federal republic of nigeria has been a party to the revised treaty of the economic community of west african states ecowas since its entry into force 1995.
The fifteen member states then decided to revise the treaty of 28 may, 1975 establishing the economic community of west african states ecowas and have accordingly agreed to a revised treaty of 24 th july, 1993 fore more informations click on the link revised treaty. Ecowas including security and human rights have impelled it to seek goals the subregion historically has struggled to achieve. The ecowas court of justice has suspended until further notice, its judicial activities for the next few weeks as part of measures to prevent and contain the spread of the corona virus, covid19, according to a statement today signed by the president of the court, justice edward amoako asante. This treaty which had been updated twice in 1993 and 2007 respectively. D, professor of law, faculty of private law, university of juridical and political sciences, bamako, mali may 2017. Transformation of the secretariat into commission 2. This has now been replaced by the revised treaty of the economic community of west african states ecowas signed 24 july 1993, entered into force 23 august 1995 2373 unts 233 revised treaty, as amended by supplementary protocol asp. The creation of an ecowas parliament came almost 20 years later, when it was formed alongside other community institutions with the revision of the ecowas treaty in 1993. Deployment of harmonized travel documents in ecowas space. Regional integration in western africa report prepared for and financed by the ministry of foreign affairs, the netherlands by sheila page and sanoussi bilal september 2001. Bibliographic information according to the huridocs standard format. French an assessment of progress towards regional integration in the economic community of west african states since its inception may 2015 economic community of west african states subregional office.
Ecowas court welcome to the community court of justice. Ecowas revised treaty convincedthattheintegrationofthememberstatesintoaviableregionalcommunity may demand the partial and gradual pooling of national sovereignties to the community within the context ofa collective political will. Accepting the need to establish community institutions vested with relevant and adequate powers. It was subsequently adopted by the ecowas ministers of labour and of social affairs in december 2012, and by the authority of heads of state as a supplementary act to the revised ecowas treaty in 20. Pdf deepening regional integration and organising world. Exposition of the principle of collective security under. Treaty economic community of west african statesecowas.
History economic community of west african statesecowas. The 1975 ecowas treaty provided no security role for the subregional grouping. Intraregional migration and economic integration in west. Mindful of the treaty establishing the african economic community signed in abuja on 3 june, 1991. West africa trade hub business environment etls gap analysis background the ecowas treaty of 1975, revised in 1993, established a regional free trade area known as the ecowas trade liberalization scheme etls. Challenges to intraregional migration and economic. Revised treaty of the economic community of west african states ecowas cotonou 1993 treaty of ecowas preamble we, the heads of state and government of the member states of the economic community of west african states ecowas. The high contracting parties in pursuits of the objective stated in article 3 of this. Considering the principles and objectives embodied in the revised ecowas treaty, the charter of the organisation of african unity, and the. The republic of senegal is a party to the 1993 revised treaty of the economic community of west african states ecowas having duly ratified the revised treaty of the ecowas on 14 june 1994. Established by article of the ecowas revised treaty. The role of ecowas in managing political crisis and.
Mindful of the treaty establishing the african economic community signed in abuja. This article examines the enforceability of the law of the economic community of west african states in the national courts of the west african states which comprise ecowas, with the aim of determining how this affects the integration goals of ecowas. Economic community of west african states ecowas and questions its effect on the. The details for the operation of the court were established by the 1991 protocol on the community court of justice signed by the ecowas high contracting parties. Analysis of the adoption and implementation of the. Executing a minimum integration programme to speed up implementation of abuja treaty objectives 93 2. Ecowas see list of abbreviations and figure 1, and with mauritanias withdrawal in 1999. Investorstate dispute settlement using the ecowas court. In july, 1993, a revised ecowas treaty designed to accelerate economic integration and to increase political cooperation, was signed. In july 1993, a revised ecowas treaty designed to accelerate economic integration and to increase political cooperation, was signed. The treaty was replaced on july 24, 1993, by a new treaty concluded in cotonou, benin. Trading in the ecowas free trade area ecowas trade liberalization scheme rules for traders. Department of commercial law ahmadu bello university, zaria, nigeria. Cooperation in political, judicial and legal affairs, regional security.
Ecowas constitutes a total landmass of 5,112,903 square miles and. The financial regulations and manual of accounting procedures of the community. The ecowas revised treaty was signed in cotonou on 24 july 1993. West african countries signed the treaty for an economic community of west african states treaty of lagos on 28 may 1975. Ecowas convention on small arms and light weapons, their ammunition and other related materials preamble we, the heads of state and government of the member states of the economic community of west african states ecowas. Ecawa 2015 an assessment of progress towards regional integration in the ecowas 1 for west africa ecawanrec201503 original text. The high contracting parties, by this treaty, hereby reaffirm the establishment of the economic community of west african states ecowas and decide that it shall ultimately be the sole economic community in the region for the purpose of economic integration and the realization of the objectives of the african economic community. Enforcing ecowas law in west african national courts. A revised version of the treaty was agreed and signed on 24 july 1993 in. Home economic community of west african states treaties and protocols ecowas.
What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link. Ecowas directive on gender assessments in energy projects the council of ministers,1 mindful of articles 10, 11 and 12 of the revised ecowas treaty, establishing the council of ministers and defining its composition and its functions. Challenges to intraregional migration and economic integration in west africa. Ecowas affairs history and background the economic community of west african states ecowas was established on 28th may, 1975, in lagos, nigeria. Home economic community of west african states treaties and protocols ecowas revised treaty. The economic community of west african states ecowas was established in 1975 with the formal aim of promoting economic cooperation between 15 countries with different historic trajectories colonisation, language, and administrative cultures yet sharing similar socioeconomic conditions. As of june 1993, ecowas organizational structure reflected the core values of its framers.
The shift towards human rights was pioneered by an amendment of the ecowas treaty 8 in 1993 that mainstreamed human rights into the agenda of ecowas. Article 4 of the treaty states that ecowas can intervene in internal armed conflict with. The 1975 ecowas treaty included a mandate for a community court of justice ccj to adjudicate disputes related to the interpretation and operation of the treaty, as revised in 1993. To overcome these barriers, the ecowas general convention on social security was drafted in 1993. Introduction west african countries are currently engaged in trade and investment negotiations with the european union eu to make their economic cooperation of over three decades reciprocal. Develop training manual for operatives and relevant institutions to. Article 4 of the revised treaty of the economic community of west african states ecowas, 1993 provides for the applicability of the provisions of the african charter on human and peoples. Pdf the paper delves into the treatise and protocols of ecowas, it also. As the community treaty clearly states, this implies the creation.
Ecowas revised treaty international democracy watch. The economic community of west african states ecowas ecowas is the major regional economic unit of subsaharan western africa and the focus of this work. The economic community of west african states ecowas was created in 1975 by the treaty of lagos ecowas treaty. Article 59 of the revised treaty of 1993 makes provisions for.
The region encompasses 15 nations of which one member is an island state. The accession of the kingdom of morocco to the economic. The political and security challenges facing ecowas in. Legal and institutional requirements for west african. Very early in the life of the economic community of west african states ecowas, it was appreciated th at no meaningful cooperation, let.