General
ECOWAS Court says more than 100 of its judgments have not been enforced
The Court said there were so many challenges that were preventing the enforcement of its judgments.
GNA
Results for "Socio-economic rights"
1915 results.
Africa
Gambian ex-minister goes on trial in Switzerland for murder
Ousman Sonko fled there in 2016, shortly before Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, accused of heading a repressive regime, lost power.
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
General
Parliament commences consideration of LGBTQ+ bill
Although the House did not finish all the proposed amendments to some of the controversial clauses in the bill, a few amendments were effected.
Graphiconline
General
Ghana ranked 61 out of 142 in 2023 Rule of Law Index, drops 3 spots from previous year
The Rule of Law Index by the World Justice Project (WJP) is part of an annual series of measuring people’s perceptions and experiences of the rule of law in 142 countries and jurisdictions, covering 95% of the world’s population.
DL News
General
Building Your own Legal Empire: Dare to be Different -Lawyer Maxwell Opoku-Agyemang writes
I remember at the Faculty of Law University of Ghana at our time, the most popular electives were Trade and Investment Law, Commercial Law, Private International Law. However, I chose with few others to study Natural Resources Law.
Maxwell Opoku-Agyemang, Former Director of the Ghana School of Law
General
Africa needs an effective justice system to tackle corporate accountability and human rights – AG Dame
Mr. Dame was part of a panel at the 2023 Concordia Annual Summit in New York – a global affairs forum discussing pressing challenges and solutions to world issues.
DL News
Tech
Collaborative approach needed to ensure digital privacy of children
According to him, assurance of privacy in the use of digital products will lead to greater use of such technology tools and generate more trust among young ones
DL News
General
Ensure proper mechanisms for enforcement of Continental Court’s decisions- African lawyers urged
She noted that it's time for all to see the decisions of the continent’s court as solving and dealing with the pressing issues bedeviling its people
DL News
Others
Indian court grants visitation rights to father previously accused of sexually assaulting minor daughter
It was the father’s case that the mother, by her “systematic manipulations”, and to deprive the minor from his love and care, registered the First Information Report (FIR) against him last year.
Livelaw
Supreme Court News
Nduom can challenge GN Bank License revocation at High Court- Supreme Court
This settles the contention as to whether the businessman was legally bound to go for arbitration per the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930) or fight the action at the High Court
Richard Osei Boateng
US
Affirmative action: US Supreme Court overturns race-based college admissions
The US Supreme Court has ruled that race can no longer be considered as a factor in university admissions.
BBC News, Washington
General
Police Service to pay GHC 100, 000 for failure to comply with RTI request
The Applicant, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative had requested from the Ghana Police Service information regarding the unlawful killing and police brutality by police officers
DL News
General
Constitutionalism, democracy go beyond human rights – Justice Mensa-Bonsu
Some of these duties, she said, included the profession of religiosity and faith which she said most Ghanaians failed to exhibit the practical tenets thereof
GNA
General
Training manual for judges on RTI adopted
Parliament passed Ghana’s Right to Information Act, (Act 989) in March 2019 to provide a framework for the implementation of the Right.
GNA
General
Five scenarios that warrant legal help
A lawyer’s expertise is an invaluable asset when it comes to certain life scenarios.
Lawyer Monthly
Europe
Justin Bieber sells rights to songs for $200m
The firm now owns the pop star's stake in some of the biggest hits of recent years, including Baby and Sorry.
BBC
Africa
Arsenal fans arrested in Uganda after celebrating Manchester United victory
Police said they didn't have a permit to hold the procession which is a public order offence.
BBC
Others
Saudi prosecutors seek death penalty for academic over social media use
The arrest of Awad Al-Qarni, 65, in September 2017 represented the start of a crackdown against dissent by the then newly named crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman.
The Guardian
Africa
South Africa: Activist challenges law that bars naming accused in rape cases
Caroline Peters wants a section of the Criminal Procedure Act declared unconstitutional and invalid
AllAfrica