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Kimathi Kuenyehia announced new President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ghana
Mr. Kuenyehia succeeds Ayesha Bedwei Ibe, a Tax Leader for PwC Ghana, who led the organisation since 2020.
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Results for "World Day Against Trafficking"
4692 results.
US
Harvard and Yale Law Schools withdraw from U.S. news rankings, citing 'flawed' system
“It does not advance the best ideals of legal education or the profession we serve," Harvard Law School's dean wrote.
HuffPost
General
Revise Legal Professions Act to make it relevant today-UG Chancellor
She noted that the world has changed exponentially since the Act was adopted about 62 years ago thus the urgent need for its revision to reflect these changes and make the training of lawyers more relevant and in tune with today’s world.
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General
FIFA to receive over $201 million in compensation from corruption probe
“Kickbacks and bribes have a way of spreading like a disease through corrupt groups
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US
US Supreme Court backs Trump’s use of wartime law for migrant deportations
The decision overturns a lower court’s order from March 15, which had blocked the deportation of several Venezuelan nationals. That court had called for further legal review into the Trump administration’s use of the act—originally passed i...
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Europe
Three men tried to take their own lives over woman's rape lies, UK court hears
Eleanor Williams accused the men of attacking her and posted on Facebook in May 2020 that she was the victim of an Asian grooming gang.
BBC
General
Fighting Terrorism with Terrorism? Israel, Hamas, Hezbollah: An International Law Perspective
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas seeks an end to Israeli control over the West Bank, a territory widely acknowledged as part of the Palestinian territories. However, the United States and Europe, have classified Hamas as a terrorist org...
Akyena Brantuo Benjamin
Africa
Arresting Putin would be 'declaration of war', says South African President
Cyril Ramaphosa made the warning with weeks to go before an international meeting happens in Johannesburg, to which the Russian president is invited.
BBC
Europe
Spain passes ‘only yes means yes’ sexual consent law
Under the new law, consent must be affirmative and cannot be assumed to have been given by default or silence.
The Guardian
Europe
Jerome Boateng in court for allegedly assaulting ex-girlfriend
February Mr Boateng’s ex-girlfriend, 25-year-old model Kasia Lenhardt, was found dead after taking her own life at a flat in Berlin.
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Crime
Oda police, NIC impound 66 vehicles with fake insurance
“We arrested about 35 vehicles yesterday and 31 vehicles today, which happens to be the second day of our three-day operation
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Others
Covid: Brazil’s Bolsonaro ‘should be charged with crimes against humanity’
Mr. Bolsonaro’s popularity has already been dented by the pandemic, and this report could make life much harder for him if he wants to run for a second term in Brazil’s 2022 elections
BBC
Opinion
Deep Cracks in the Patent System as Revealed by Covid-19 Vaccine Manufacture
The article explores flaws in the patent system exposed by COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing, particularly the insufficiency of disclosure requirements. It argues that despite the legal obligation for patentees to disclose inventions, third-pa...
Prince Nketia
US
Trump wants US out of World Health Organization
Upon returning to the White House, Trump approved the order as he finalized one of several executive actions on his first day back in office.
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General
Pay attention to the ethics of our profession – Justice Kulendi to Legal practitioners
Pay attention to the ethics of our profession – Justice Kulendi to Legal practitioners
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Asia
Guantanamo detainee due in military court over Indonesia bombings
Encep Nurjaman, also known as Hambali and Riduan bin Isomudin, is set to face a military commission on charges of war crimes, including murder, “terrorism” and conspiracy.
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General
Be a person of integrity - Deputy Attorney General tells law students
The induction ceremony held at KNUST was the first of such organized by the University's law faculty
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Africa
Trial over murder of ‘Africa’s Che Guevara’ opens in Burkina Faso
The former fighter pilot was one of the first African leaders to raise awareness about the growing AIDS epidemic. He publicly denounced the World Bank’s structural adjustment programmes and banned female circumcision and polygamy.
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Others
The principle of quicquid plantatur solo, solo cedit
This article argues that the maxim quicquid plantatur solo, solo cedit has increasingly been relied upon by litigants as a shield to establish claims of possession through physical acts upon land, thereby exposing potential purchasers who f...
ENK Danquah-Acheampong, LLM, BL, LL.B. Lawyer | Legal Researcher | Author
General
MPs push for Anti-Witchcraft Accusations Bill to be passed
The committee announced the planned monitoring tour in a statement issued on 10 February to mark the World Day Against Witch Hunt.
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