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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 »

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

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

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

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 »

BEYOND ‘PENILE PENETRATION’: ASSESSING GHANA’S ANTIQUATED DEFINITION OF ‘RAPE’ THROUGH THE LENS OF THE ROME STATUTE OF THE ICC; AN URGENT CALL FOR A COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT TO MODERNIZE SEXUAL OFFENCES IN GHANA.

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By Her Honour Judge Sedinam Awo Kwadam (Mrs.), Circuit Court 7, Accra, Ghana. LLM. Candidate, International Criminal Law and Justice, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Accra, Ghana. 25th May, 2025. ABSTRACT Sexual violence constitutes a grave violation of human rights, undermining bodily autonomy, dignity, and gender equality. Despite its severe and

BEYOND ‘PENILE PENETRATION’: ASSESSING GHANA’S ANTIQUATED DEFINITION OF ‘RAPE’ THROUGH THE LENS OF THE ROME STATUTE OF THE ICC; AN URGENT CALL FOR A COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT TO MODERNIZE SEXUAL OFFENCES IN GHANA. Read More »

THE DEFICIENCY OF CONFESSION STATEMENTS IN GHANAIAN COURTS; AN URGENT CALL FOR MANDATORY VIDEO-RECORDED CAUTIONED STATEMENTS.

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By Her Honour Judge Sedinam Awo Kwadam (Mrs.), Circuit Court 7 Accra, Ghana. 28th March, 2025. ABSTRACT Confession statements hold significant evidentiary weight in Ghanaian criminal trials, often influencing case outcomes. However, the reliance on independent witnesses to attest to the voluntariness of confessions, as mandated by the Criminal Procedure Act, has proven inadequate. As

THE DEFICIENCY OF CONFESSION STATEMENTS IN GHANAIAN COURTS; AN URGENT CALL FOR MANDATORY VIDEO-RECORDED CAUTIONED STATEMENTS. Read More »

RETHINKING LEGAL EDUCATION IN GHANA: FROM ROTE MEMORIZATION TO OPEN-STATUTE EXAMS FOR A NEW ERA OF LEGAL COMPETENCE AND MASTERY.

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RETHINKING LEGAL EDUCATION IN GHANA: FROM ROTE MEMORIZATION TO OPEN-STATUTE EXAMS FOR A NEW ERA OF LEGAL COMPETENCE AND MASTERY. By Her Honour Judge Sedinam Awo Kwadam (Mrs.), Circuit Court 7 Accra, Ghana. 28th March, 2025. ABSTRACT Legal education in Ghana remains entrenched in an examination system that emphasizes the rote memorization of statutory

RETHINKING LEGAL EDUCATION IN GHANA: FROM ROTE MEMORIZATION TO OPEN-STATUTE EXAMS FOR A NEW ERA OF LEGAL COMPETENCE AND MASTERY. Read More »

RODRIGO DUTERTE AT THE HAGUE: A TURNING POINT FOR AFRICA’S CONTENTIOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ICC AND GLOBAL JUSTICE?

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By Her Honour Judge Sedinam Awo Kwadam (Mrs.), Circuit Court 7 Accra, Ghana. LLM. Candidate, International Criminal Law and Justice, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Accra, Ghana. 16th March, 2025. ABSTRACT This paper examines the implications of Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest and transfer to The Hague, positioning it as a watershed moment in

RODRIGO DUTERTE AT THE HAGUE: A TURNING POINT FOR AFRICA’S CONTENTIOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ICC AND GLOBAL JUSTICE? Read More »

Painter remanded for allegedly stealing electrical cables at Bank of Ghana

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A painter working on the Bank of Ghana building at Ridge in Accra has been remanded into police custody for stealing quantities of assorted copper cables, valued at GHC1,035,500. Appearing at an Accra Circuit Court, Ahmed Mohammed Lawal was nabbed after CCTV camera was reviewed. Lawal has pleaded not guilty on charges of unlawful entry

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THE NEUTRAL ARBITER PARADOX IN GHANAIAN ELECTIONS: A CASE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS TO CURTAIL THE VOTING RIGHTS OF ELECTION OFFICIALS AND SUPERIOR COURT JUSTICES?

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By Her Honour Judge Sedinam Awo Kwadam (Mrs.), Circuit Court 7 Accra, Ghana. LLM. Candidate, International Criminal Law and Justice, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Accra, Ghana. 25th January, 2025. ABSTRACT Article 42 of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana guarantees universal adult suffrage, ensuring that all citizens aged

THE NEUTRAL ARBITER PARADOX IN GHANAIAN ELECTIONS: A CASE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS TO CURTAIL THE VOTING RIGHTS OF ELECTION OFFICIALS AND SUPERIOR COURT JUSTICES? Read More »