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Whether courts may inquire into proceedings of Parliament

And therefore the courts take judicial notice of what has happened in Parliament. The courts do not, and cannot, inquire into how Parliament went about its business. These constitute the state of affairs, as between the legislature and the judiciary which have been crystallized in articles 96, 97, 98, 99, 103 and 104 of the Constitution. Of particular importance to us are the provisions of article 96 of the Constitution. They confer on Parliament freedom of speech, of debate and of proceedings in Parliament. The article also states categorically: "that freedom shall not be impeached or questioned in any Court or place out of Parliament." The courts cannot therefore inquire into the legality or illegality of what happened in Parliament.

TUFFUOR v. ATTORNEY-GENERAL [1980] GLR 637—667 [1980] SLR (SC) 1 · Supreme Court · 1980 · SOWAH JSC

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