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.
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 […]
