Do the provisions of the laws of the Gambia on sedition, criminal libel and false news publication constitute an infringement on the human rights of the plaintiffs as alleged? The Plaintiffs urge this Court to declare sections 51, 52, 52A, 59, 173A, 181 and 181A of the Criminal Code, Cap inconsistent ECOWAS with and a breach of The 179, 180, 10:10 of 2009 Laws of The Gambia Gambian obligations as a member of to protect Human rights and comply with its international obligations. In urging this court to do this they aver that the defendant in applying the laws interfered with their rights as journalists by instilling fear of potential arrest and prosecution in them thereby having a chilling effect on their freedom of expression as journalists. Acknowledging the fact that the restriction is contained in the law they contend that that is not enough as the law has to be formulated with sufficient precision. They contend that the definition of seditious intention is based on subjective reactions of the reader while definition of defamatory matter under section 179 does not establish an objective standard as to enable the writer determine ahead of the publication whether the publication will fall within the definition of defamatory matter. Referring to the provision of sections 59 and 181A on false news, they submit that the possibility of error in journalistic work cannot be avoided and as such the 33