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JUDICIAL INSULARITY AT A DIPLOMATIC COST: GHANA’S MISSED MOMENT FOR PURPOSIVE CONSTITUTIONALISM AND THE DISPROPORTIONATE BURDEN ON TREATY PARTNERS; A CRITIQUE OF THE GUANTANAMO JUDGMENT.

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Her Honour Judge Sedinam Awo Kwadam (Mrs.)* 21st September, 2025. ABSTRACT This paper critically examines the Ghana Supreme Court’s 2017 decision in Banful & Another v Attorney-General & Another (“Guantanamo Judgment”), which invalidated an agreement for the resettlement of two former Guantanamo detainees due to non-ratification. The decision is critiqued as insular and […]

JUDICIAL INSULARITY AT A DIPLOMATIC COST: GHANA’S MISSED MOMENT FOR PURPOSIVE CONSTITUTIONALISM AND THE DISPROPORTIONATE BURDEN ON TREATY PARTNERS; A CRITIQUE OF THE GUANTANAMO JUDGMENT. Read More »

Ghanaian Judge, Justice Datsomor, Elected and Inducted as West Africa VP for Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association.

Banjul, The Gambia His Lordship Justice Felix Datsomor, a High Court Judge of the Ghanaian Judiciary has achieved a significant milestone, being elected as the Regional Vice President for West Africa of the Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association (CMJA). The election took place during the ongoing 20th CMJA Triennial Conference in The Gambia, and Justice

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ROSES ARE RED, THE STATUTE IS STALE: THE OBSCENITY DEBATE AND LEGAL LIMBO OF SEX TOYS IN GHANA.

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By Her Honour Judge Sedinam Awo Kwadam (Mrs.) 1st September, 2025. ABSTRACT The legal status of sex toys in Ghana remains unsettled, straddling the intersection of morality, obscenity, personal autonomy, and public order. While Ghana’s Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) criminalizes the sale or public exhibition of “obscene objects,” the absence of

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Kwaku Azar writes: The way forward for legal education reform

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INTRODUCTION Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo recently declared, amidst applause, that as long as she has something to do with it, she will not allow the “mass production” of lawyers in the country. She justified her call by referring to the model used by the medical profession and misconduct by some lawyers that could not

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PIERCING THE JUDICIAL ROBE: THE ICC’S HISTORIC INDICTMENT OF THE TALIBAN CHIEF JUSTICE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR GLOBAL JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY; AN EXPOSÉ AND CAUTION TO JUDICIAL ACTORS.

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PIERCING THE JUDICIAL ROBE: THE ICC’S HISTORIC INDICTMENT OF THE TALIBAN CHIEF JUSTICE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR GLOBAL JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY; AN EXPOSÉ AND CAUTION TO JUDICIAL ACTORS. Her Honour Judge Sedinam Awo Kwadam (Mrs.)* 29th July, 2025. This Paper is dedicated to Her Ladyship the Late Justice Rita Agyeman-Budu (Mrs.) J.* ABSTRACT This paper

Time to Clean House: The Cost of Antiquated Crimes and Why Ghana’s Criminal Code Needs an Overhaul.

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A Legislative Reform Brief on Obsolete Offences and Inefficient Punishments in Act 29 Bertha Aniagyei Introduction The motivation for this brief reflection was prompted by the invocation of archaic laws by the current U.S. President, Donald Trump. Laws enacted as early as the 1800s, such as the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which had remained

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Ghanaian Legal System: Common Crimes and Their Penalties

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Punishments This explainer discusses the judicial punishment of criminals under Ghanaian Criminal Law. Act 29: Criminal Offences Act of Ghana, 1960 Act 30: Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act of Ghana, 1960 Act 652: Juvenile Justice Act, 2003 Act 1034: Criminal Offences (Amendment) Act, 2020 Act 1101: Criminal Offences (Amendment) Act, 2023 Classes of Punishments

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Full Text: Statement by suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo

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STATEMENT BY CHIEF JUSTICE GERTRUDE SACKEY TORKORNOO Good afternoon, respected citizens, and honorable members of the media. Today, I have requested the privilege of making a Statement to the nation for four reasons. Historic Process The first reason is that the removal process that I am involved in as Chief Justice, is historic. In all of

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Beyond Rhetoric: Grounding Reforms to Strengthen Ghana’s Court of Appeal in Empirical Evidence

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By Goodnuff Appiah Larbi Legal Researcher Within the first five months of his second term, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama has elevated seven Justices of the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court of Ghana—a move that has drawn widespread commendation. Many observers have praised the appointments as a step toward strengthening the judiciary. Investigative

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ACCUSER, JUDGE AND EXECUTIONER: HOW GHANA’S SUPERIOR COURTS BREACH ‘NEMO JUDEX IN CAUSA SUA’ IN CONTEMPT ADJUDICATIONS; A WAKEUP CALL FOR COMPREHENSIVE PROCEDURAL RULES TO GUIDE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS.

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By Her Honour Judge Sedinam Awo Kwadam (Mrs.), Circuit Court 7, Accra, Ghana. 15th June, 2025. ABSTRACT The rule, nemo judex in causa sua (no one should be a judge in their own cause), stands as a foundational norm of natural justice, enshrined in both the common law tradition and Ghana’s constitutional framework. Despite its

ACCUSER, JUDGE AND EXECUTIONER: HOW GHANA’S SUPERIOR COURTS BREACH ‘NEMO JUDEX IN CAUSA SUA’ IN CONTEMPT ADJUDICATIONS; A WAKEUP CALL FOR COMPREHENSIVE PROCEDURAL RULES TO GUIDE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS. Read More »

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