General
CDD Fellow, Prof.Takyiwaa Manuh awarded for efforts towards Human Rights and Rule of Law
The award was presented to her on January 22, 2024, at the residence of the French ambassador to Ghana.
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Results for "Professor Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah"
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Courts
Lawyer Fugar sues former UG VC for ‘defamatory’ content of book
According to the plaintiff, some words published by the defendant in certain portions of the book are defamatory of him.
DL News
Africa
UN court hears South Africa genocide case against Israel
The ICJ will deliver only an opinion on the genocide allegation as the case is not a criminal trial, although it is being closely watched.
BBC
Tech
AI cannot patent inventions, UK Supreme Court confirms
Technologist Dr Stephen Thaler had sought to have his AI, called Dabus, recognised as the inventor of a food container and a flashing light beacon.
BBC
US
Trump’s legal defeat in Colorado may turn into political gold
The Colorado Supreme Court's ruling to disqualify the former president from the Republican Party's upcoming primary ballot is yet another unprecedented moment in US politics.
BBC
Supreme Court News
Presidential spouse salary case: Supreme Court to deliver judgment February 28
A seven-member panel of the apex court heard arguments yesterday from counsels for the applicants and the Attorney-General and subsequently fixed the date for the judgment.
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Europe
UK Immigration Minister quits as Sunak unveils new Rwanda Asylum Bill
The government’s ill-fated plan to send some asylum seekers awaiting decisions on their claims to the African nation Rwanda has been the subject of extensive legal challenge since it was announced in April 2022.
CNN
General
It’s good A-G is going to appeal Aisha Huang ruling – Martin Kpebu
The Chinese national was sentenced to four and a half years in prison in addition to a fine of GH₵48,000 by an Accra High Court on Monday, December 4, 2023.
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US
Meet Allison Greenfield, the law clerk driving Trump bonkers at his fraud trial
Donald Trump and his lawyers have been throwing a fit about Justice Arthur Engoron's clerk. The clerk, Allison Greenfield, an experienced lawyer, once ran to become a judge herself. Trump's attacks — now banned under a gag order — led to an...
Business Insider
Europe
Italy mafia trial: 200 sentenced to 2,200 years for mob links
The three-year trial saw individuals, including a former Italian senator sentenced for alleged links to the 'Ndrangheta, one of Europe's most influential criminal organisations.
BBC
General
UPSA student elected ALSA Int'l president
Takyi, who once served as the president of the Ghana Chapter, polled over 75 percent against his main contender, Thato Liliane from Lesotho.
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Business
GARIA unveils maiden Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Journal
The inaugural edition of the Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Journal features 11 high-quality articles contributed by eminent academics, practitioners, jurists, and experts from Ghana, Canada, Nigeria, and South Africa.
GARIA
General
Come, regularize your documents- Nungua stool to Adjiriganor, Borteyman land owners
It notes however that it is willing to grant an extension of leases covering such properties to ensure their peaceful stay.
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Africa
Germany asks forgiveness for Tanzania colonial crimes
German forces killed almost 300,000 people during the Maji Maji rebellion in the early 1900s, one of the bloodiest anti-colonial uprisings.
BBC
Europe
UK officials use AI to decide on issues from benefits to marriage licences
Civil servants and a handful of police forces are using AI in a range of areas, but especially when it comes to helping them make decisions over welfare, immigration and criminal justice
The Guardian
General
Coveted John Mensah Sarbah Prize: 7 KNUST Law alumni have won since 2012
The award, which is given yearly to the most outstanding fresh lawyer coming out of the Ghana School of Law, is named after John Mensah Sarbah, a prominent lawyer and political leader in the Gold Coast.
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US
US: Bankruptcy judge's sudden resignation causes 3,500 cases to be reassigned
Jones resigned Sunday, days after a federal appeals court opened an ethics probe into his failure to disclose a long-term romantic relationship with an attorney whose firm had many cases before his court.
Africa
Delegation from the African Union Questions International Law and Climate Change at (ITLOS) Oral Hearing
The African Union (AU) delivered a compelling address regarding the interpretation of pertinent provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), a detailed exposition of the factual implications of climate change...
African Union Commission
Tech
AI and Copyright: GIMPA Law Dean calls for modernization of Ghana’s framework
He called for the amendment of the provisions of the Copyright Act to acknowledge the transformative nature of AI-generated content on copyrightable works
DL News
General
FULL TEXT: Attorney-General's speech at the 40th International Symposium on Economic Crime
One piece of legislation that is directly intended to prevent economically motivated crimes and the abuse of office is the PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT of 2003 (Act 663).
Godfred Yeboah Dame, Attorney General