The judgement that ceded and transferred Bakassi legal title from Nigeria to Cameroon was delivered by

Analyze the question: It asks which court gave the judgement that gave Cameroon legal title over the Bakassi Peninsula.

Concept: Different international courts handle different kinds of cases:

• ECOWAS Court of Justice handles human rights and treaty disputes among West African states. It does not settle territorial disputes.
• Court of Justice of the African Union was meant to be the AU's judicial organ, but it never became operational (it was merged into the African Court of Justice and Human Rights).
• International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutes individuals for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. It does not handle border disputes between states.
• International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, based in The Hague. It settles legal disputes between states, including boundary and territorial disputes.

Step-by-step solution:

1. The Bakassi dispute was between two states, Nigeria and Cameroon.
2. Cameroon took the case to the ICJ in 1994.
3. On 10 October 2002, the ICJ ruled that sovereignty over Bakassi belonged to Cameroon, based on the 1913 Anglo-German Agreement.
4. Nigeria later handed over the territory under the Greentree Agreement (2006), with full transfer completed in 2008.

Answer: The judgement was delivered by the International Court of Justice, which is option D.

Tip: Link the court to its role. State versus state disputes go to the ICJ, while individuals accused of war crimes go to the ICC. Remember "Bakassi 2002, ICJ, The Hague."