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General
Regulation governing domestic work inconclusive – Employment Minister
The Labour (Domestic Workers) Regulations 2020 (L.I.2408) was passed to formalize domestic work.
DL News7 April 2022
Courts
Amend section 24 of Cybercrime Act – ECOWAS Court directs Nigeria
The Court's directive comes on the back of a writ, challenging the legality and compatibility of Section 24 of Nigeria's Cybercrime Act 2005.
DL News28 March 2022
US
Ghanaian-American among US President’s judicial nominees awaiting Senate hearing
Ms. Abudu was nominated on January 10, 2022, and is currently awaiting a hearing from the US Senate Committee.
DL News11 March 2022
General
Representation for SALL: AG pushes for fresh Buem Parliamentary polls, MP disagrees
“Even if the C.I. is laid in this House today and the same comes into force after 21 sitting days of Parliament, the Guan Constituency can only come into effect after 6th January 2025,”
DLN10 March 2022
Others
Chile’s constituent assembly begins debating new constitution March 3, 2022 18
“In this period we are going to see what is really going to remain in the proposed constitution,” said constituent assembly President Maria Elisa Quinteros, noting that the text would face a nationwide referendum planned for September.
Aljazeera3 March 2022
Asia
Systematic corruption is a human rights violation: Indian Court refuses bail to official accused of corruption
Allegedly, Ahmad was in the habit of demanding and accepting illegal gratification from NHAI contractors for clearing their pending bills and for issuing Provisional Commercial Operations Date for completed projects.
LawBeat15 February 2022
Supreme Court News
Imposition of Restrictions Act contravenes 1992 Constitution-8 citizens to SC
Eight(8) Citizens of the Republic of Ghana have filed a writ at the Supreme Court invoking the apex Court’s original jurisdiction per Article 2(1) and 130(1) for inter alia, a declaration that the Imposition of Restriction Act, 2020(Act 101...
DL News3 February 2022
Africa
How Nigeria succeeded in clipping Twitter’s wings
Twitter has agreed to a raft of conditions to end a seven-month ban in Nigeria, in what feels like a big win for President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in its efforts to regulate the internet, some analysts say.
BBC18 January 2022
Crime
13 arrested for Bawku violence to be arraigned today
They were arrested on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, after a renewed chieftaincy clash led to the loss of lives and property.
DENNISLAW NEWS4 January 2022
General
Suspects can sue media houses for showing their faces, names- Law Lecturer
According to her, such an act amounts to the suspects being exposed to public ridicule thus an infringement on their rights.
DENNISLAW NEWS13 December 2021
Europe
Russia investigates prison torture allegations after videos leaked
Russian authorities are investigating allegations of torture and rape in the prison system, after leaked videos appeared to show inmates being abused.
DL News13 December 2021
US
Top US judges signal support for abortion limits
Anti-abortion activists are urging the court to “protect unborn children”, but experts warn of an increase in maternal mortality if abortion is restricted.
BBC2 December 2021
General
Parliamentary committee to resume public hearings on anti-gay bill
The bill, known as the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 has generated debates all over the country and beyond
DL News29 November 2021
General
Sim card re-Registration: Lawyer sues NCA, 3 Mobile networks
In or about September 2021, the National Communications Authority (NCA) announced to the public and to persons who subscribe to mobile network services that they were required to register Subscriber Identity Module (SIM card numbers) and ot...
DL News23 November 2021
General
Rate of HIV high among LGBTQI+
A retired Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Ghana, Most Rev. Prof. Daniel Yinkah Sarfo, touching on the spiritual/ theological implications of the practice, said no one had an authority over morality except God.
DL News14 November 2021
Tech
Protecting Privilege Communication on phone by lawyers
Attorney-client privilege is a big deal. Lawyers, judges and other legal practitioners must be eager to protect this mammoth show of trust.
DL News14 November 2021
General
Parliament will begin public hearings on the anti-LGBTQ+ bill today
The bill, known as the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 has generated debates all over the country and beyond.
DL News10 November 2021
Africa
Ghana dragged to ECOWAS court over alleged human rights violations of boys
They beat the boys with sticks, a pestle, a metal rod, a vehicle fan-belt and a cutlass.
DL News4 November 2021
US
ICC to probe Venezuela over alleged crimes against humanity
More than 100 people died during the clampdown on protesters.
DL News4 November 2021
General
‘We need a definition of what a parliamentary duty is’ – Legal practitioner
“A logical extension of that kind of privilege that claims that if an MP organizes a demonstration and participates in it, he calls it part of his parliamentary duties,
DL News1 November 2021