ECOWAS Revised Treaty

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constitutive treaty founding instrument international treaty regional integration 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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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
ECOWAS Revised Treaty canonical	2
Revised ECOWAS Treaty	2
Revised Treaty of ECOWAS	2
1993 Revised ECOWAS Treaty	1
ECOWAS Treaty	1
ECOWAS Treaty framework	1
ECOWAS treaty regime	1
Revised Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States	1
Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2935750 — 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: ECOWAS Revised Treaty
Context triple: [ECOWAS Parliament, legalBasis, ECOWAS Revised Treaty]

A. Cotonou Agreement
The Cotonou Agreement is a comprehensive partnership treaty between the European Union and African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) states that governs their political, trade, and development cooperation.
B. Abuja Treaty
The Abuja Treaty is a 1991 African Union founding agreement that laid out the roadmap for creating an African Economic Community through progressive regional integration and economic cooperation among African states.
C. Cotonou Peace Agreement
The Cotonou Peace Agreement was a 1993 accord aimed at ending the First Liberian Civil War by establishing a ceasefire, power-sharing arrangements, and a framework for disarmament and elections.
D. Abuja Accord
The Abuja Accord was a 1995 peace agreement aimed at ending the First Liberian Civil War by establishing a ceasefire, power-sharing arrangements, and a framework for democratic elections in Liberia.
E. ECOWAS
ECOWAS is a regional political and economic union of West African countries that promotes economic integration, peace, and development across the region.
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: ECOWAS Revised Treaty
Target entity description: 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.

A. Cotonou Agreement
The Cotonou Agreement is a comprehensive partnership treaty between the European Union and African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) states that governs their political, trade, and development cooperation.
B. Abuja Treaty
The Abuja Treaty is a 1991 African Union founding agreement that laid out the roadmap for creating an African Economic Community through progressive regional integration and economic cooperation among African states.
C. Cotonou Peace Agreement
The Cotonou Peace Agreement was a 1993 accord aimed at ending the First Liberian Civil War by establishing a ceasefire, power-sharing arrangements, and a framework for disarmament and elections.
D. Abuja Accord
The Abuja Accord was a 1995 peace agreement aimed at ending the First Liberian Civil War by establishing a ceasefire, power-sharing arrangements, and a framework for democratic elections in Liberia.
E. ECOWAS
ECOWAS is a regional political and economic union of West African countries that promotes economic integration, peace, and development across the region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutive treaty ⓘ founding instrument ⓘ international treaty ⓘ regional integration treaty ⓘ
adoptedBy	ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government ⓘ linked to: Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States ⓘ linked to: ECOWAS
appliesTo	ECOWAS Member States ⓘ linked to: ECOWAS
contains	provisions on decision‑making by consensus or majority ⓘ provisions on dispute settlement within ECOWAS ⓘ provisions on enforcement of ECOWAS decisions ⓘ
defines	decision‑making procedures of ECOWAS ⓘ institutions of ECOWAS ⓘ objectives of ECOWAS ⓘ principles of ECOWAS ⓘ
establishes	Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS ⓘ Council of Ministers of ECOWAS ⓘ ECOWAS Commission ⓘ ECOWAS Court of Justice ⓘ linked to: ECOWAS Community Court of Justice ECOWAS Fund or financial mechanisms ⓘ linked to: ECOWAS ECOWAS Parliament ⓘ
frameworkFor	subsequent ECOWAS protocols and supplementary acts ⓘ
fullName	Revised Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States ⓘ linked to: ECOWAS Revised Treaty
governs	operation of ECOWAS institutions ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ
legalEffect	creates rights and obligations for ECOWAS Member States ⓘ
legalStatus	binding international agreement ⓘ
objective	creation of a common market in West Africa ⓘ establishment of a customs union in West Africa ⓘ harmonization of economic and financial policies of Member States ⓘ promotion of economic integration in all fields of economic activity ⓘ promotion of free movement of persons, goods, services and capital ⓘ promotion of good governance and democracy in Member States ⓘ promotion of peace, stability and security in the region ⓘ promotion of social and cultural cooperation among Member States ⓘ promotion of sustainable development in West Africa ⓘ
purpose	to define the objectives of ECOWAS ⓘ to establish a framework for regional cooperation and integration ⓘ to restructure ECOWAS institutions ⓘ to strengthen regional economic integration in West Africa ⓘ
recognizedBy	Member States of ECOWAS as the foundational legal instrument of the Community ⓘ
region	West Africa ⓘ
replaces	1975 ECOWAS Treaty ⓘ
revises	Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States ⓘ linked to: ECOWAS Revised Treaty
shortName	Revised ECOWAS Treaty ⓘ linked to: ECOWAS Revised Treaty
subjectMatter	institutional framework of ECOWAS ⓘ regional cooperation in trade, industry, transport, telecommunications, energy and agriculture ⓘ regional economic integration ⓘ

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