{
  "id": 9370102,
  "title": "Prof Abotsi calls for clearer jurisdictional boundaries to strengthen ECOWAS Court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/prof-abotsi-calls-for-clearer-jurisdictional-boundaries-to-strengthen",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T16:30:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/prof-abotsi-calls-for-clearer-jurisdictional-boundaries-to-strengthen-ecowas-court/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Prof Ernest Kofi Abotsi, Dean of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Law School, has urged the ECOWAS Court of Justice to establish clearer and more predictable boundaries for its jurisdiction to enhance public confidence in the regional judicial institution. His comments were made at the 2026 ECOWAS Court of Justice International Conference in Dakar, Senegal, which runs from September 21 to 25 under the theme, \"ECOWAS Court of Justice at the Crossroads: Justice, Innovation, Human Rights Protection and the Future of Regional Integration in West Africa.\" Prof Abotsi believes that clearly defined jurisdictional principles would address concerns over national sovereignty, reduce resistance to the Court’s decisions, and reinforce its legitimacy.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "ECOWAS Court credibility depends on enforcement, judicial independence – Prof Abotsi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ecowas-court-credibility-depends-on-enforcement-judicial-independence",
        "published": "2026-09-23T16:14:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}