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Author name: Sedinam Awo Kwadam

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (MRS.) Justice Sedinam Awo Kwadam (Mrs.) is a Justice of the High Court of the Republic of Ghana with almost 14 years of combined experience in judicial and legal practice. Recognised for incisive legal reasoning, fairness, integrity and scholarship, she is a respected voice within Ghana’s legal community. Appointed to the High Court in October 2025, she previously served as a Circuit Court Judge at Accra Circuit Court 7 and Adentan Circuit Court 2, after beginning her judicial career as a Magistrate at the Teshie-Nungua District Court. On the Bench, she has distinguished herself through well-reasoned judgments, efficient case management and an unwavering commitment to the rule of law. In 2025, she graduated as valedictorian of her master’s cohort at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), earning a 3.98/4.00 CGPA in the LL.M in International Criminal Law and Justice. Her honors included the Dean’s Excellence Award for Best Graduate Student and the Fatou Bensouda Prize for outstanding performance. Her scholarship covers International Criminal Law, Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Procedural Fairness, and Legal Reform. Through her publications and academic work, she examines contemporary legal challenges and advances reforms that strengthen justice, accountability and the rule of law in Ghana and beyond. Committed to legal education and mentorship, she has lectured and facilitated programmes at Smith College in the United States, UPSA Law School and GIMPA Law School, while mentoring young lawyers through masterclasses by way of continuous legal education. In October 2025, she delivered the keynote address at the 5th Annual Conference of the Federation of African Law Students at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, where she was honoured for her commitment to justice and youth mentorship. Her national service extends beyond the courtroom. She serves on the Independent Examinations Committee of the General Legal Council, the Governing Board of the Council for Law Reporting, and the Judicial Training Institute’s Committee on the Localization of Legal Research Training Modules. A graduate of the Ghana School of Law and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, with further international exposure through professional visits to the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice and other institutions in The Hague, Justice Kwadam exemplifies intellectual rigour, professionalism, mentorship and dedication to judicial service.

FROM PROMULGATION TO PERPETUAL CONFORMITY: INSTITUTIONALIZING CONSTITUTIONAL MAINTENANCE AS A GOING CONCERN; A CONSTITUTIONAL CONFORMITY COMMITTEE FOR GHANA’S POST-CONSTITUTIONAL-REFORM ORDER.

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  HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (MRS.)* ABSTRACT Promulgating a new Constitution does not, by itself, bring the inherited body of ordinary law into conformity with it. Ghana’s experience after 1992 shows the consequences of leaving that work to individual Supreme Court challenges and legislative interventions, without a demonstrated broad-based review. Martin Kpebu Nos […]

FROM PROMULGATION TO PERPETUAL CONFORMITY: INSTITUTIONALIZING CONSTITUTIONAL MAINTENANCE AS A GOING CONCERN; A CONSTITUTIONAL CONFORMITY COMMITTEE FOR GHANA’S POST-CONSTITUTIONAL-REFORM ORDER. Read More »

WHEN A LAWYER’S ADDRESS REPLACES THE DEFENDANT’S: The Procedural Non-Compliance Undermining Appearance in Ghana’s Civil Courts: A Call for Compliance with Order 9 Rule 1(2) of C.I. 47.

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WHEN A LAWYER’S ADDRESS REPLACES THE DEFENDANT’S: The Procedural Non-Compliance Undermining Appearance in Ghana’s Civil Courts: A Call for Compliance with Order 9 Rule 1(2) of C.I. 47. HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (MRS.)[1]   Introduction Some rules of procedure announce their importance immediately. A writ that is not served, a limitation period that

WHEN A LAWYER’S ADDRESS REPLACES THE DEFENDANT’S: The Procedural Non-Compliance Undermining Appearance in Ghana’s Civil Courts: A Call for Compliance with Order 9 Rule 1(2) of C.I. 47. Read More »

“AGENT FOR PLAINTIFF”: A FATAL MISNOMER; WHY GHANAIAN LAWYERS ARE UNWITTINGLY FORFEITING THEIR PROTECTIONS THROUGH THE MISDESCRIPTION OF COUNSEL IN GHANAIAN CIVIL PROCEDURE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE DOCTRINE OF SOLICITOR-SOLICITOR AGENCY VS. LAWYER-CLIENT REALITY.

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“AGENT FOR PLAINTIFF”: A FATAL MISNOMER; WHY GHANAIAN LAWYERS ARE UNWITTINGLY FORFEITING THEIR PROTECTIONS THROUGH THE MISDESCRIPTION OF COUNSEL IN GHANAIAN CIVIL PROCEDURE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE DOCTRINE OF SOLICITOR-SOLICITOR AGENCY VS. LAWYER-CLIENT REALITY.   HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (MRS.)* KWADWO A.D. OWUSU-ANSAH*   7TH AUGUST, 2026    ABSTRACT This paper examines the

“AGENT FOR PLAINTIFF”: A FATAL MISNOMER; WHY GHANAIAN LAWYERS ARE UNWITTINGLY FORFEITING THEIR PROTECTIONS THROUGH THE MISDESCRIPTION OF COUNSEL IN GHANAIAN CIVIL PROCEDURE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE DOCTRINE OF SOLICITOR-SOLICITOR AGENCY VS. LAWYER-CLIENT REALITY. Read More »

THE REBIRTH OF LEGAL EDUCATION IN GHANA: UNDERSTANDING THE LEGAL EDUCATION ACT, 2026 (ACT 1170)

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   HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (MRS.)* MAY 13, 2026 Introduction There are moments in the life of a nation when legislation does far more than regulate institutions; it reshapes the direction of national life, reaches into the very heart of individual aspiration, and breaks the rusted chains of tradition that have restrained progress

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THE BEARER OF BURDENS: AN EASTER REFLECTION FOR LAWYERS

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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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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

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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,

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 Read More »

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