Togo professor questions ECOWAS court ruling
Kossi Hounaké, president of the University of Lomé, stated the regional court's ruling on Togo's constitutional reform was 'empty'.
University of Lomé president Kossi Hounaké has described a ruling by the ECOWAS Court of Justice concerning Togo's 2024 constitutional reform as 'empty'. Speaking on Victoire FM on Monday, November 2, Professor Hounaké, a public law specialist, challenged the regional court's jurisdiction and the scope of its decision.
Professor Hounaké argued that the court's authority is limited to human rights violations, stating that the court itself concluded no human rights were breached in the Togolese case. He called the ruling 'laconique' and suggested the court should have stopped its findings there.
The professor's comments followed a university colloquium where the ECOWAS Court's decision was discussed. Hounaké specifically contested the court's competence in addressing the constitutional reform.
Why it mattersTogolese citizens are directly affected by the constitutional reform and the legal challenges to its review.