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Scrutinise anti-gay bill, it’s likely to resurrect criminal libel law – Afenyo-Markin

Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has called for increased media scrutiny of the Anti-Gay Bill currently before Parliament. He expressed concern that the bill could inadvertently reintroduce elements of the repealed criminal libel law for journalists and media houses reporting on LGBTQ+ activities. Mr. Afenyo-Markin voiced his opposition to custodial sentences for individuals found guilty […]

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No error in High Court orders on Quayson’s trial- Judge

The Presiding Judge in the trial of Mr. James Gyakye Quayson, Member of Parliament for Assin North, has stated that the High Court’s order dated November 3, 2023, was error-free. The Court stated in the ruling that if the accused and his legal team failed to appear at the next hearing, the case would be

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UTAG disappointed at government’s re-submission of Public University Bill to Parliament

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The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has expressed disappointment at the government’s re-submission of the “rejected” Public University Bill (PUB) to Parliament for consideration. Parliament on Tuesday announced at the commencement of the First Meeting of the Fourth session of the 8th Parliament that some 82 Bills, including the Public University Bill, 2023, are

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Case Brief: Republic v. Director of Prisons: Ex Parte Salifa (No 1)

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Statement of Facts: Mohammed Addul Rahim Baba Salifa, the applicant, was sent to live with a guardian in Guinea for schooling in 1965. The applicant suffered ill-treatment from his guardian and escaped to Sierra Leone. In Sierra Leone, he sought the assistance of the Ghana High Commissioner to help him return to his parents in

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Case Brief: Republic v. Director of Special Branch; Ex Parte Salifa (No 2)[1]

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Statement of Facts: Following the release of Mohammed Abdul Rahim Baba Salifa on the order of the High Court in the Ex Parte Salifa (no 1),[2] the Special Branch of the Police Service rearrested him. This time, he was accused of subversion. His father subsequently filed a writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum and prayed

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Case Brief: State v. General Officer Commanding the Ghana Army; Ex Parte Braimah[1]

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Statement of Facts: The respondent, a Nigerian citizen resident in Ghana, was arrested by the army authorities on suspicion of having committed the offence of stealing. At the time, the army had the power to arrest and prosecute just like the police. The Attorney-General gave a written consent for the respondent to be detained for

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Case Brief: Ghana Bar Association v. Attorney-General and Abban (Abban Case)

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Ghana Bar Association v. Attorney-General and AbbanStatement of fact: The President of the Republic of Ghana nominated Mr Justice Isaac Kobina Abban, a justice of the Supreme Court for approval by Parliament as the Chief Justice. This was done in anticipation of the retirement of the then Chief Justice, Mr Justice P. E. N. K.

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Case Brief: Tuffour v. Attorney-General

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Tuffour v. Attorney-General [1980] GLR 637-667 [1] With the coming into force of the 1979 Constitution, the incumbent Chief Justice, Mr Justice Fred Kwasi Apaloo, was purported to be nominated as Chief Justice by the President of the Republic of Ghana in consultation with the Judicial Council. Parliament purported to vet the said Mr Apaloo

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Case Brief: Re Akoto and 7 Others

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Re Akoto and 7 Others[1] Statement of Facts: The appellants were arrested and detained under the Preventive Detention Act, 1958 issued by the Governor General and signed by the minister of interior. They brought a case before the High Court for writs of Habeas Corpus, but the High Court refused them. They subsequently appealed against

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Case Brief: Marbury v. Madison

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Marbury v. Madison[1] Introduction: This is a seminal constitutional law case where for the first time in history, on February 24, 1803, the US Supreme Court declared an act of Congress to be unconstitutional, thereby establishing Judicial Review. Background: & Facts: The case occurred in the context of a presidential transition period. The incumbent president,

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