Author name: Alexander Osei Tutu

BAIL PENDING TRIAL: WHY DO WE CAGE THE PRESUMED INNOCENT?

Volume 8, 2026 Edition What you will find: • The Constitution says “Innocent” – Act 30 says “May”. The Battle for Bail in Ghana. • Let the Republic Earn the Right to Detain: Flipping the Burden under Article 19(2)(c). • One Country, Two Laws. “When justice appears harsh against the weak but accommodating towards the […]

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 THE WOMB ON TRIAL: WHEN THE WOMB BECOMES THE ACCUSED

 THE WOMB ON TRIAL: WHEN THE WOMB BECOMES THE ACCUSED A Breast Cancer Month Reflection on Section 41(3)(c) of Act 367.    By His Lordship Justice Alexander Osei Tutu, J.A.   Author’s Dedication: To the Ghanaian woman whose womb was put on trial – called obonini, kukuba – divorced because she bore no child; To

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Friday Legal Corner – No, Misdemeanours Do Attract a Prison Term in Ghana, Even 25 Years

FRIDAY LEGAL CORNER HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE ALEXANDER OSEI TUTU, JA. VOL. 6, 2026 EDITION No, Misdemeanours Do Attract a Prison Term in Ghana, Even 25 Years (Why small keys still lock big doors and why community service is not automatic) Introduction A few weeks ago, a certain wind began to blow through our legal streets,

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