How COVID-19 has hampered justice delivery at ECOWAS Court - Official

Justice Asante said the resumption of court sessions on June 22, 2020, was possible because of the substantial investment in technology.

Court of Justice as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the President of the Court, Edward Asante, has disclosed.

Lamenting the impact of the pandemic on the momentum of the court to handle cases generated by the current college of judges, the president said a record 35 decisions, comprising 28 judgments and seven rulings were delivered between September 16, 2018, and September 15, 2019. The conference was attended by judges of the court, senior officials of ECOWAS, Ambassadors of ECOWAS Member States accredited to the ECOWAS Commission and journalists from the ECOWAS region.

When fully operational, the ECOWAS court president said, court processes would be filed virtually through the court’s network by lawyers and the parties. The system, he said, was self-generative at most stages, as it gives exclusive access to staff and judges whose duties include to see and work on processes at any particular time until the hearing is completed and decision delivered.

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