1. If I ever had any doubts about the true and direct descendants of Adam and Eve, I am now certain that Ghanaians are. The Good Book’s account of creation is that God created the world and put man [Adam and Eve] in charge of it. God gave them dominion over all things except one […]
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HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (MRS.)* 5TH APRIL 2026 “The opportunity to stand between power and vulnerability, between order and disorder, between right and wrong.” – Honourable Chief Justice Paul Baffoe Bonnie. My learned friends, I bring you warm greetings this Easter season, for this is a time of sacrifice. Indeed, this season,
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THE LAWYER’S TRIAL: WHY “LAWYER SHAMING” REVEALS MORE ABOUT THEM THAN ABOUT YOU HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (MRS.)* 27th March, 2026. From my study to you, a reflection born of years of observation, experience, and a deep love for this noble profession. Every year, as the ceremonial robes are donned and the
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HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (MRS.)* 2nd January, 2026. ABSTRACT A sophisticated and troubling procedural phenomenon is metastasizing within Ghana’s civil justice system: the strategic exploitation of the audi alteram partem rule to invalidate lawfully obtained judgments. This paper identifies a pervasive pattern wherein litigants, typically defendants who have been duly served, whether by personal
Many people only encounter the criminal justice system through headlines, police stations, or the courtroom gallery. But very few truly understand what happens between an arrest and the final decision of the court. What rights does a person have when they are arrested? How does a court decide whether to grant bail? What happens before
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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 CASE MANAGEMENT REGIME IN CRIMINAL TRIALS. Her Ladyship Justice Sedinam Awo Kwadam (Mrs.)* 29th December, 2025. ABSTRACT This paper critically examines Ghana’s 2018 Practice Directions on Disclosures and Case Management in Criminal Proceedings,
By Benjamin Tachie Antiedu, Esq & Goodnuff Appiah Larbi, (Ph.D.) Introduction The Constitution occupies a unique and exalted place within Ghana’s legal and political order. It is sui generis among laws and the fundamental law from which the validity of all other enactments, actions, and omissions derives. Beyond its binding legal force, the Constitution embodies
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1 Introduction The forcible apprehension of a sitting head of state on foreign soil by another state represents one of the most severe tests of the contemporary international legal order. On 3 January 2026, the United States announced that its forces had captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during a military operation conducted within the territory
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HERE’S WHAT GHANA NEEDS TO KNOW, AND WHAT WE CAN DO. HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (MRS.) 25th DECEMBER, 2025. A quiet revolution has taken place in international law, one that could reshape how nations like Ghana protect their natural heritage and hold polluters accountable. On December 1, 2025, the Prosecutor of the International
By Alex Boateng Introduction An important turning point in Ghana’s constitutional history was reached yesterday when President John Dramani Mahama received a 127-page Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) Report. Constitutional review is a means to redress power disparities, improve accountability, and bolster democracy and public confidence in the state. The work of the CRC shows an
