The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice is seeking to strengthen the role of journalists in holding member states accountable for implementing its judgments, amid concerns over the enforcement of decisions issued by the regional judicial institution. President of the Court, Hon. Justice Ricardo Claudio Monteiro Gonçalves, made the call at the opening of a three-day training workshop for journalists from ECOWAS Member States, urging participants to use their media platforms to draw attention to governments' obligations under regional treaties. He said the Court's existing enforcement mechanism places responsibility for executing its judgments on member states, but described the level of compliance as below expectation. Gonçalves urged journalists to engage member states on the need to faithfully implement the decisions of the Court in accordance with their treaty obligations.
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