Human Rights Regime in West Africa: The Case of ECOWAS and the Journey to Nigeria’s Fourth Republic

• In Event: Challenges to Development and Order in the African State

Brief Overview

This article examines how the Economic Community of West African States evolved into a court to hear human rights claims. I focus on the role of domestic politics, sub-regional audience and the strategic leadership of dominant member states.

Author

• Fatima Aigbomian, University of Nebraska-Lincoln