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Common Court of Justice and Arbitration

Cour commune de justice et d'arbitrage de l'OHADA

Reviewed· 2026-08-03Abidjan

The final instance on the interpretation and application of the OHADA Uniform Acts, displacing national supreme courts on commercial questions in all seventeen member states. It also administers arbitration under the OHADA Arbitration Rules.

How the court is constituted

Tier
international
Court type
Supranational commercial court of final appeal
Jurisdiction
The seventeen OHADA member states
Seat
Abidjan
Established
1997
Composition
Judges elected for a single non-renewable seven-year term
Appointment
Elected by the Council of Ministers of the member states
Languages
French, English, Portuguese, Spanish

Where an appeal goes next

Final

Filing at this court

Time limit for a pourvoi
Two months from service of the contested national appellate decision
Effect of seising the CCJA
The national supreme court is divested of jurisdiction over the Uniform Act question

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