West Africa: COVID-19 – Regional Courts Deliver Judgements Virtually
Proceedings have resumed at the African Court for Peoples and Human Rights and the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice courts with some major decisions reached virtually. The judgements include the application by a citizen of the Republic of Tanzania challenging the municipal law which bars citizens from inquiring into the outcome of a presidential election at the African Court. The next judgement is an application at the ECOWAS Court seeking to compel the Nigerian government to amend the cybercrime law. readmore