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General
100 lashes of the whip; Islamic punishment for ‘crime’ of zina-Join Dr. Mustapha Hamid
Zina is the Arabic word for illicit sex. Illicit sex is meant sex between two people who are not married to each other
DL News30 March 2023
Crime
Attempted suicide no longer crime as parliament amends Criminal Offences Act
Prior to this amendment, attempted suicide was punishable under Section 57 of Act 29 as a misdemeanor
DL News29 March 2023
General
2023 GIMPA Law Conference comes of March 14 to 16
The Conference will be held under the auspices of the African Centre on Law and Ethics(ACLE) at the GIMPA Faculty of Law
DL News13 March 2023
Courts
Court directs Rev. Kusi Boateng’s lawyers to properly serve Ablakwa on contempt application
The MP has been cited for contempt by Rev Kusi Boateng for allegedly throwing and kicking a court process at the premises of Metro TV after the latter sued and secured an injunction against him.
DL News21 February 2023
Africa
Niger lawmakers want gay relationships criminalised
The vast majority of Niger’s population is Muslim, but it has a secular government and there is currently no specific law on same-sex relationships.
BBC9 December 2022
General
Taking International negotiations seriously: Create government unit devoted to negotiations – Lawyer
“If we are going to be serious about our negotiations, then somewhere in the government system, we should have a core unit which is dedicated to negotiations.
DL News26 October 2022
General
NDC Parliamentary Caucus file Motion for Censure of Ken Ofori-Atta
Earlier today, about 80 members belonging to the NPP Caucus in Parliament at a Press Conference addressed by the MP for Asante Akyem North, Andy Appiah, called for the resignation of the Finance Minister over the economic woes of the countr...
DL News25 October 2022
Supreme Court News
Victims of Ejura incident petition Parliament over Justice Koomson’s confirmation to Supreme Court
Justice Koomson, a Supreme Court nominee, who appeared before Parliaments Appointments Committee on Tuesday, chaired the Inter-ministerial committee that was tasked to investigate the Ejura violence.
DL News21 October 2022
Tech
Former Twitter Employee Convicted of Spying for Saudi Arabia
Ahmad Abouammo, a US resident born in Egypt, was found guilty by a jury Tuesday of charges including acting as an agent for Saudi Arabia, money laundering, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and falsifying records, following a two-week trial i...
Bloomberg10 August 2022
General
African Bar Association honours ECOWAS Court President, former President Kufuor for outstanding leadership
Given during the opening ceremony of the 2022 annual conference of the AFBA which opened on Monday, 8th August 2022 in Lilongwe, Malawi, the award recognizes good governance.
DL News9 August 2022
General
President revokes Adwoa Safo’s appointment as Gender Minister
“In accordance with Article 81(a) of the Constitution, the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Akufo Addo, has revoked the appointment of Hon Sarah Adwoa Safo, Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya, as Minister for Gende...
DL News28 July 2022
Courts
President nominates four judges for appointment to Supreme Court
The nominees are three justices from the Court of Appeal and the High Court.
DL News26 July 2022
General
UG Snr Law Lecturer pushes for mainstreaming of 'Restorative Justice' in Ghana’s Criminal Justice System
“Generally, our legal system has not mainstreamed Restorative Justice."
DL News13 July 2022
General
Parliament passes ‘Plea Bargaining Bill’
Even though there existed a few instances where plea bargaining existed for very few offenses like Subsections (2) and (3) of Section 239 of Act 30 and others, the majority of offenses under Ghana’s criminal jurisdiction are generally exclu...
DL News27 June 2022
General
Justices series : Sir Arku Korsah, his work and impact on Ghana’s justice system
The man represented many things – from being a legislator to a judge, serving as Chairman of various Commissions of Inquiry, and then an intellectual who was one of the founding members of the Ghana Academy of Arts & Sciences.
DL News24 June 2022
General
AG threatens legal action against North-Tongu MP over National Cathedral allegations
A statement from Attorney-General Dame, says the allegations are “utterly false."
DL News23 June 2022
General
Adwoa Safo to be summoned via media publication by Privileges Committee
According to Committee, this comes after attempts to reach the Honorable member of Parliament have failed.
DL News15 June 2022
General
Parliament’s Committee to meet CPA, discuss anti-gay Bill
The CPA was founded as the Empire Parliamentary Association in 1911. Its first branches were Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, the latter branch administering the Association as a whole.
DL News13 June 2022
General
Housing deficit inhibiting government’s implementation of 6 months rent advance, Rent Act - Asenso- Boakye
“The deficit is creating imbalance, demand and supply imbalance, therefore, it is inhibiting government’s effort in implementing the current rent Act.”
DL News2 June 2022
US
ABA announces 2022 Silver Gavel Awards winners
Each year the American Bar Association presents these awards to recognize work in media and the arts published or presented during the preceding year that has been exemplary in helping to foster the American public’s understanding of the la...
AmericanBar30 May 2022