Founding Protocol of the ECOWAS Parliament
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constitutive act
founding treaty
international agreement
legal instrument
regional organization treaty
The Founding Protocol of the ECOWAS Parliament is the legal instrument that formally established the regional legislative body of the Economic Community of West African States, defining its mandate, structure, and powers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ECOWAS Parliament Protocol | 1 |
| Founding Protocol of the ECOWAS Parliament canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13466192 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Founding Protocol of the ECOWAS Parliament Context triple: [Protocol relating to the Community Parliament, equivalentTo, Founding Protocol of the ECOWAS Parliament]
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A.
Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS
The Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS is the supreme decision-making body of the Economic Community of West African States, composed of the heads of state or government of its member countries and responsible for setting the organization’s overall political and strategic direction.
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B.
ECOWAS Revised Treaty
The ECOWAS Revised Treaty is the foundational legal instrument that restructured and strengthened the Economic Community of West African States, defining its institutions, objectives, and regional integration framework.
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C.
ECOWAS Protocol on Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution, Peacekeeping and Security
The ECOWAS Protocol on Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution, Peacekeeping and Security is a regional legal framework that empowers West African states to collectively prevent, manage, and resolve conflicts, and to conduct peacekeeping and security operations in the ECOWAS region.
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D.
Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community relating to the Pan-African Parliament
The Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community relating to the Pan-African Parliament is the foundational legal instrument that created and governs the continent-wide parliamentary body of the African Union.
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E.
Constitutive Act of the African Union
The Constitutive Act of the African Union is the founding treaty that created the African Union and defines its objectives, principles, institutions, and legal framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Founding Protocol of the ECOWAS Parliament Target entity description: The Founding Protocol of the ECOWAS Parliament is the legal instrument that formally established the regional legislative body of the Economic Community of West African States, defining its mandate, structure, and powers.
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A.
Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS
The Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS is the supreme decision-making body of the Economic Community of West African States, composed of the heads of state or government of its member countries and responsible for setting the organization’s overall political and strategic direction.
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B.
ECOWAS Revised Treaty
The ECOWAS Revised Treaty is the foundational legal instrument that restructured and strengthened the Economic Community of West African States, defining its institutions, objectives, and regional integration framework.
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C.
ECOWAS Protocol on Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution, Peacekeeping and Security
The ECOWAS Protocol on Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution, Peacekeeping and Security is a regional legal framework that empowers West African states to collectively prevent, manage, and resolve conflicts, and to conduct peacekeeping and security operations in the ECOWAS region.
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D.
Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community relating to the Pan-African Parliament
The Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community relating to the Pan-African Parliament is the foundational legal instrument that created and governs the continent-wide parliamentary body of the African Union.
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E.
Constitutive Act of the African Union
The Constitutive Act of the African Union is the founding treaty that created the African Union and defines its objectives, principles, institutions, and legal framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutive act
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founding treaty ⓘ international agreement ⓘ legal instrument ⓘ regional organization treaty ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Member States of ECOWAS ⓘ |
| adoptedWithin | framework of the ECOWAS Treaty ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
enhance democratic oversight of ECOWAS organs
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promote people’s participation in ECOWAS decision‑making ⓘ strengthen the institutional architecture of ECOWAS ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Economic Community of West African States
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linked to:
ECOWAS
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| defines |
composition of the ECOWAS Parliament
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functions of the ECOWAS Parliament ⓘ mandate of the ECOWAS Parliament ⓘ powers of the ECOWAS Parliament ⓘ procedures for the operation of the ECOWAS Parliament ⓘ relationship between the ECOWAS Parliament and other ECOWAS institutions ⓘ structure of the ECOWAS Parliament ⓘ |
| establishes | ECOWAS Parliament ⓘ |
| governs |
internal procedures of the ECOWAS Parliament
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organization of the ECOWAS Parliament ⓘ relations between the ECOWAS Parliament and national parliaments of Member States ⓘ |
| hasInstitutionalBeneficiary | ECOWAS Parliament ⓘ |
| hasParty |
Benin
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Burkina Faso ⓘ Cabo Verde ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Verde Islands
Côte d’Ivoire ⓘ
linked to:
Côte d'Ivoire
Gambia ⓘ
linked to:
The Gambia
Ghana ⓘ Guinea ⓘ Guinea‑Bissau ⓘ
linked to:
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia ⓘ Mali ⓘ Niger ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Senegal ⓘ Sierra Leone ⓘ Togo ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
advisory role of the ECOWAS Parliament
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existence of the ECOWAS Parliament ⓘ legislative role of the ECOWAS Parliament ⓘ representative role of the ECOWAS Parliament ⓘ |
| partOf |
ECOWAS institutional framework
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linked to:
Institutional framework of ECOWAS
ECOWAS legal framework ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
democratic governance in ECOWAS
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legislative harmonization in ECOWAS ⓘ regional integration in West Africa ⓘ regional parliamentary cooperation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Founding Protocol of the ECOWAS Parliament Description of subject: The Founding Protocol of the ECOWAS Parliament is the legal instrument that formally established the regional legislative body of the Economic Community of West African States, defining its mandate, structure, and powers.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Protocol relating to the Community Parliament
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equivalentTo
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Founding Protocol of the ECOWAS Parliament
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linked to: Founding Protocol of the ECOWAS Parliament