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HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (MRS.)* MAY 4, 2026   Introduction A legislative proposal currently advancing through Ghana’s policy space seeks …

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (MRS.) 25th April, 2026. A Grave Anomaly Imagine the citizen who is arrested without charge, detained …

1. If I ever had any doubts about the true and direct descendants of Adam and Eve, I am now certain that …

Many people only encounter the criminal justice system through headlines, police stations, or the courtroom gallery. But very few truly understand what …

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 …

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 …

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 …