Charlyne Brumskine elected president of ECOWAS Court of Justice
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Frontpageafricaonline
Liberian lawyer and professor Charlyne M. Brumskine has been elected president of the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States for a two-year term. She is the first Liberian to lead the regional institution, based in Abuja, according to FrontPageAfrica.
Liberian lawyer and professor Charlyne M. Brumskine was elected president of the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on 13 October 2026. Her fellow judges chose her for a two-year term, according to FrontPageAfrica. She had been sworn in a week earlier alongside five new judges of the regional court, based in Abuja, Nigeria.
Charlyne Brumskine is the first Liberian to serve on the court and becomes the first woman from her country to lead it. The court rules on disputes between member states, ECOWAS institutions and individuals, including cases relating to human rights, FrontPageAfrica reports.
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