Ecowas' initiatives in political crises and conflicts management

• Taha Belassiri ^[1] ; Mohammed Amine E L Maysour ^[2]
  1. [1] Universidade Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah de Fez
  2. [2] Universidade Euro Mediterrânea de Fez
• Localización: Direito internacional: atualidades e desafios / coord. por Catherine Maia, Fábio da Silva Veiga, 2024, ISBN 978-989-35801-2-7, págs. 251-260
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Political crises and armed conflicts are, among other issues, major challenges and a persistent obstacle that haunt political decision-makers and international actors, and which continue to represent a shortfall and an impasse for the implementation of peace projects, stability and development in the world. This observation is even more striking in the West African region, which has historically been marked by civil wars, military coups and chronic instability since its countries gained independence. However, since the wave of democratisation in the 1990s, there has been a gradual assertion of certain regional and especially sub-regional actors as key entities in the management, resolution and prevention of conflicts in West Africa. This article examines the initiatives promoted by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in terms of efforts and measures to manage andresolve conflicts within its member states. Our analysis focuses on the legal framework and institutional architecture issued by the sub-regional organisation in the field of conflict prevention, management and resolution as well as the preservation of peace and security in ECOWAS member states. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has a normative and institutional framework, as well as a spirit and a vision, for its diplomatic and humanitarian action in the field of war prevention and peacekeeping. This action is conceived and carried out in accordance with the cardinal principles enshrined in its founding texts, hence the interest in highlighting the principles and rules governing the conduct of ECOWAS political action.