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PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE UNDERMINED: HOW GHANA’S 2018 CRIMINAL DISCLOSURE REGIME VIOLATES THE RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND INNOCENCE; A CASE FOR A TWO-PHASED …
By Benjamin Tachie Antiedu, Esq & Goodnuff Appiah Larbi, (Ph.D.) Introduction The Constitution occupies a unique and exalted place within Ghana’s legal …
HERE’S WHAT GHANA NEEDS TO KNOW, AND WHAT WE CAN DO. HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (MRS.) 25th DECEMBER, 2025. A …
By Alex Boateng Introduction An important turning point in Ghana’s constitutional history was reached yesterday when President John Dramani Mahama received a …
BEYOND THE ARREST: WHY GHANA’S FIGHT AGAINST GALAMSEY IS FAILING IN THE COURTROOM Bertha Aniagyei* INTRODUCTION: THE GAP IN THE GALAMSEY LITERATURE …
Benjamin Tachie Antiedu, Esq[1] & Goodnuff Appiah Larbi, (Ph.D.)[2] 1.0 Introduction The arrest of a suspect often marks the …
Introduction In 2014, Citifmonline.com[i] reported a news item in which a family lawyer and former lecturer of the Ghana Law School, Dr. Kofi …
Introduction In 2014, Citifmonline.com[i] reported a news item in which a family lawyer and former lecturer of the Ghana Law School, Dr. Kofi …
PRACTICAL LITIGATION BOOTCAMP 2025_BROCHURE One of the biggest challenges many young lawyers face after Call is not a lack of knowledge, but …
Ghana’s judicial community will bid farewell to Her Ladyship Justice Rita Agyeman-Budu on Saturday, November 22, 2025, with a memorial and burial …
By Alex Boateng ABSTRACT Ghana’s constitutional framework guarantees the right to a fair and speedy trial. However, systemic delays in the judicial …
HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (MRS.)* 12th NOVEMBER, 2025. ABSTRACT This paper presents a rigorous and multi-faceted critique of …
Seth Boakye[1] & Emmanuel Tematey[2] Abstract Ghana’s constitutional commitment to freedom of speech faces a troubling counterpoint in the continued criminalisation of …
By Osei POKU Esq. A recent incident involving a soldier physically assaulting pharmacy attendants and a female customer over the refusal to …
DEBT COLLECTORS IN ROBES: EXAMINING PROCEDURAL DEVIATIONS IN GHANA’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. Bertha Aniagyei* PART III DISADVANTAGES OF THE PRACTICE Despite the …
DEBT COLLECTORS IN ROBES: EXAMINING PROCEDURAL DEVIATIONS IN GHANA’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. PART 2
Bertha Aniagyei* PART II BEYOND DEBT COLLECTION: DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN THE INFORMAL DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICE AND SECTION 35 OF THE COURTS ACT AND …
Bertha Aniagyei* PART I INTRODUCTION The Reality: Criminal Courts as Debt Collectors. As legal practitioners and scholars, it is important to recognize …
Her Honour Judge Sedinam Awo Kwadam (Mrs.)* 21st September, 2025. ABSTRACT This paper critically examines the Ghana Supreme Court’s 2017 …
By Her Honour Judge Sedinam Awo Kwadam (Mrs.) 1st September, 2025. ABSTRACT The legal status of sex toys in Ghana remains unsettled, …
INTRODUCTION Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo recently declared, amidst applause, that as long as she has something to do with it, she …
PIERCING THE JUDICIAL ROBE: THE ICC’S HISTORIC INDICTMENT OF THE TALIBAN CHIEF JUSTICE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR GLOBAL JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY; AN EXPOSÉ …
A Legislative Reform Brief on Obsolete Offences and Inefficient Punishments in Act 29 Bertha Aniagyei Introduction The motivation for this brief reflection …
Punishments This explainer discusses the judicial punishment of criminals under Ghanaian Criminal Law. Act 29: Criminal Offences Act of Ghana, 1960 Act …
By Goodnuff Appiah Larbi Legal Researcher Within the first five months of his second term, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama has elevated …
By Her Honour Judge Sedinam Awo Kwadam (Mrs.), Circuit Court 7, Accra, Ghana. 15th June, 2025. ABSTRACT The rule, nemo judex in …
It is trite law that jurisdiction is a fundamental threshold issue that determines the competence of a court to adjudicate a matter. …
President John Mahama has announced that excavators can no longer be imported into Ghana without a government-issued permit, a move aimed at …
Legal education is the process of learning about the law and the legal profession. It often consists of coursework at a law …
If the suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has done wrong, the law must work, the CEO of the Ghana Shippers Authority, Professor …
Over the past couple of days, our screens have been splattered with headlines and scenes relating to Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional …