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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
SC unanimous ruling on voting right of Deputy Speaker: Shocking but not surprising-John Mahama
In a Facebook post, Mr. Mahama also described the ruling as “An unfortunate interpretation for convenience that sets a dangerous precedent of judicial interference in Parliamentary procedure for the future.”
DLN10 March 2022
General
SC ruling on voting right of Deputy Speaker an interference in Parliamentary Convention - Minority Leader
“Everywhere in the world, in civilized Democracies including the United Kingdom, the Presiding officer’s vote is discounted," Mr. Iddrisu noted.
DLN9 March 2022
General
Access to justice: Law Professor advocates for creation of national legal portal
He is particularly calling for the creation of a single national legal portal with a supporting app, that will provide access to “Ghanaian laws, judicial decisions and relevant information on access to justice.”
DL News22 February 2022
Tech
Part 3: Innovation in litigation – Enforcing judgments in land litigation with technology
The viability of such technology not violating the rights of persons fromthe above case law shows it must always be approached from a public law perspective where they are conducted by public officials within public navigable airspace or fr...
DL News10 January 2022
General
Change name of Ghana Prisons Service to Correctional Service – Prince Mba
Mr Mba said speedy dispensation of justice through fair, unbiased and uncorrupted judicial system was a non- negotiable anchor of democracy and the abuse of freedom of human rights had contributed to the congestion of Prisons with inmates w...
DL News9 January 2022
Courts
Litigation and Technology: Making the case for virtual courts in Ghana
Certainly, a virtual court in Ghana will benefit the courts/judicial system, clients, lawyers and the environment
DL News5 November 2021
Africa
President of Niger reaffirm support for African Court
The African Court’s delegation undertook the visit to Niger as part of its sensitization programme to the Member States of the AU aimed at increasing awareness of the Court among various stakeholders, mainly governments.
DL News3 November 2021
Courts
Chief Justice calls for calm over JUSAG salary concerns
We are going back to work while the Chief Justice and the leadership of JUSAG engage with government to find a solution to the problem,” the president of the association, Alex Nartey said.
DL News2 November 2021
Election Petition
Which Judge sits on the Election Petition?
the post-December 2020 election results petition presented by Mahama against the victory of Akuffo-Addo—as the tables have turned—is yet another history defining moment, but most importantly, a continued test of trust and confidence in inst...
DL News30 October 2021
Courts
Farmer freed after 5 years of incarceration
Mr Kwabena K. Huletey, 41, was accused of killing his girlfriend in 2015 at Akuapem Adoso in the Eastern Region.
GRAPHICONLINE25 October 2021
Courts
2021 Gender statistics of Judges in Ghana indicates a marginal increase in female representation
In 2020, there were 45 female Justices of the High Court but this year, the number has moved to 53. On the part of male Justices, the number stood at 63 in 2020 while the number for this year is 64.
DL News18 October 2021
General
Exposition of the current position of the law on corruption, anti-money laundering and narcotics
The law is settled that no person shall be convicted of a criminal offence unless the offence is defined and its penalty is prescribed in a written law[37].
DL News1 October 2021
General
IGP Akuffo Dampare’s fidelity to law: Samson’s Take
don’t know what your motivation is, but I know those who know better and mean well for this country are gladdened by the action that sends the right signals to all that those who break the law will not be spared regardless of who they are o...
DL News20 September 2021
Tech
Ending land litigation: Surveyor advocates national land database
“If people cannot have confidence in the judicial system, they will take the law into their own hands, and that is what we see playing out so dangerously, claiming innocent lives and discouraging investors,”
DL News15 September 2021
US
Senate Judiciary Committee to hold hearing on Supreme Court’s abortion ruling and ‘shadow docket’
The Supreme Court must operate with the highest regard for judicial integrity in order to earn the public’s trust,” Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, said in a statement
DL News4 September 2021
General
Don’t scandalise Judiciary – Majority to Minority
It said the Minority would not have undermined only the independence of the Judiciary but also the trust Ghanaians had in the Judiciary, a posture that could potentially escalate tension in the country.
DL News2 August 2021
Courts
New Covid strain compels Judiciary to postpone 2021 Legal Year Service
During the legal vacation, the lower courts and some High courts continue to operate, so that the wheels of justice will not grind to a halt
DL News29 July 2021
Africa
Former South African President Jacob Zuma Jailed
He had been been implicated in aiding and abetting the stealing of state funds during the nine years he led South Africa.
DL News29 June 2021
General
“Be curious about what is happening elsewhere” – Justice Aboud tells African Human Rights Court
Lady Justice Imani D. Aboud has urged that the justice system should be interested in events outside its traditional jurisdictions.
DL News7 June 2021