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West African Court of Appeal & Privy Council

Premium copies of cases/decisions of the West African Court of Appeal (WACA) and the Privy Council (connected with English speaking African countries: Nigeria, Ghana (former Gold Coast), Sierra Leone, Gambia and the former Southern Cameroons) reviewed as to highlight modern legal themes useful for contemporary Judges, law teachers, lawyers, researchers, students, judicial policy makers, and the general public.

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Comprehensive Judgment Access

Authoritative online & offline copies of cases and rulings of the West African Court of Appeal (WACA) and of the Privy Council related to Nigeria, Ghana (old Gold Coast), Sierra Leone, Gambia and the former Southern Cameroons.

National Law Repository

Explore a curated collection of national laws of Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone & Gambia.

PROFILE OF COURTS AND JUDGES

Get profiles of the Privy Council and the West African Court of Appeal as well as the erudite judges who made those courts work for Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Gambia and Southern Cameroons at their foundational stages.

Analytical Content

What has made the judgment of the West African Court of Appeal and Privy Council cases arising therefrom evergreen and enduring? What are the cases and decisions that not only shaped judicial jurisprudence of much of English speaking West Africa and beyond, but continue to be relevant till date? And what are the peculiar skills and competencies that judges in contemporary African nations can re-learn from the judges who began it all? Which judges did the heaviest of lifting and so are owed buckets of gratitude?