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ECW/CCJ/JUD/10/15 - Georges Constant Amoussou v. Benin

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ECW/CCJ/JUD/10/15 - Georges Constant Amoussou v. Benin

ECOWAS Court

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ECCJ App no.: ECW/CCJ/APP/32/14

ECCJ Jud No.: ECW/CCJ/JUD/10/15

Type of Document

Ruling

Keywords

Administration of Justice
Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms

Country

Benin

Outcome: Ruled Inadmissible

Year Decided: Apr 23, 2015

Duration of Procedure: Sep 23, 2014 ~ Apr 23, 2015

Country Geolocation

Latitude: 9.30769

Longitude: 2.315834

Country Geolocation (linked ECOWAS Court): Benin

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ECW/CCJ/JUD/09/15 - Georges Constant Amoussou v. Benin

ECOWAS Court

ECOWAS Court Rules of Procedure

Article 631. Without prejudice to the provisions relating to the interpretation of judgments the Court may, of its own motion or on application by a party made within one month after the delivery of a judgment, rectify clerical mistakes, errors in calculation and obvious slips in it. 2. The parties whom the Chief Registrar shall duly notify may lodge written observations within a time prescribed by the President. 3. The original of the rectification order shall be annexed to the original of the rectified judgment. A note of this order shall be made in the margin of the original of the rectified judgment.

Rules of Procedure

ECOWAS Court Rules of Procedure

Article 231. The Court shall deliberate in closed session. 2. Only those Judges who were present at the oral proceedings, shall take part in the deliberations. 3. Where one of its members who was present at the oral proceedings is absent, the Court nevertheless shall continue its hearing provided that its parties to disputes so agree in accordance with Article 27(4) (b) of the Protocol. 4. Every Judge taking part in the deliberations shall state his opinion and the reasons for it. 5. Any Judge may require that any questions be formulated in the language of his choice and communicated in writing to the Court before being put to the vote. 6. The conclusions reached by the majority of the Judges after final discussion shall determine the decision of the Court. Votes shall be cast in reverse order to the order of precedence laid down in Article 5 of these Rules. 7. In case of divergent opinions the subject in order of question or interpretation shall be decided by votes. 8. Where the deliberations of the Court concern questions of its own administration, it shall be put to vote. The Chief Registrar shall be present, unless the Court decides to the contrary

Rules of Procedure

ECOWAS Court Rules of Procedure

Article 611. The judgment shall be delivered in open court.2. The parties shall be given notice to attend to hear it. 3. The original of the judgment, signed by the President, and by the Judges who took part in the deliberations and by the Chief Registrar, shall be sealed and deposited at the Registry. 4. The parties shall be served with certified copies of the judgment. 5. The Chief Registrar shall record on the original of the judgment the date on which it was delivered.

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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICCPR

5. Anyone who has been the victim of unlawful arrest or detention shall have an enforceable right to compensation.

UN Document

Rules of the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States

Article 641. Where the Court omits to give a decision on a specific head of claim or on costs, any party may within a month after service of the judgment apply to the Court to supplement its judgment. 2. The application shall be served on the opposite party who has one month within which to lodge written observations. The time limit laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article may be extended by the President on a reasoned application by the party. 3. After these observations have been lodged, the Court shall decide both on the admissibility and on the substance of the application.

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Rules of the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States

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Rules of the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States

Treaty

ECOWAS Court Rules of Procedure

3. All pleadings shall bear a date. In the reckoning of time limits for taking steps in proceedings, only the date of lodgment at the Registry shall be taken into account.

Rules of Procedure

ECOWAS Court Rules of Procedure

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ECW/CCJ/JUD/09/15 - Georges Constant Amoussou v. Benin

ECOWAS Court

Rules of the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States

3. All pleadings shall bear a date. In the reckoning of time limits for taking steps in proceedings, only the date of lodgment at the Registry shall be taken into account.

Treaty

Rules of the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States

1. Where the Court omits to give a decision on a specific head of claim or on costs, any party may within a month after service of the judgment apply to the Court to supplement its judgment.

Treaty

Rules of the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States

3. All pleadings shall bear a date. In the reckoning of time limits for taking steps in proceedings, only the date of lodgment at the Registry shall be taken into account.

Treaty

Rules of the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States

2. The application shall be served on the opposite party who has one month within which to lodge written observations. The time limit laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article may be extended by the President on a reasoned application by the party.

Treaty

Rules of the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States

2. The unsuccessful party shall be ordered to pay the costs if they have been applied for in the successful party's pleadings.

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