General
SONA 2024: Full Speech by President Akufo Addo
The address, mandated by Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution, was delivered by the President in the Chamber of Parliament on Tuesday, 27th February, 2024
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Results for "Children bearing names of both parents"
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Supreme Court News
Case of child streetism: Supreme Court to deliver judgment Nov 22
Child Right International is seeking to enforce and give meaning to children's right to education, and to deal with the threat posed by child streetism.
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Others
Indonesia bans all syrup medicines after death of 99 children
It comes just weeks after a cough syrup in The Gambia was linked to the deaths of nearly 70 children.
BBC
Courts
Child custody battle: Who wins? - The case of Beckley v Beckley
Child custody battle: Who wins? - The case of Beckley v Beckley
Richard Osei Boateng
Africa
Nigerian lawmakers reject bill to regulate foreign education for public officers’ children
The bill by Mr Ogun proposed that a public officer can only send his/her children or wards to foreign schools after approval of the Minister of Education. It also requires that the officers must provide proof of ability to pay the school fe...
Premium Times Nig
General
Amend the Law on the minimum age of sexual consent – Coordinator
“The law is to protect children,”
DL News
Courts
Protracted Keta land dispute heads to Sogakope High Court
Mr. Pomeyie, son of the late Elsie Worlali, argues that the contested land belonged to his parents, who are said to have occupied it for over three decades.
DL News
US
‘Don’t Say Gay’: Biden denounces ‘hateful’ new Florida bill
In a Twitter message to the LGBT community – “especially the kids who will be impacted by this hateful bill” – Mr Biden vowed to “continue to fight for the protections and safety you deserve”.
BBC
General
Francis Xavier hails Rasta student’s suit against Achimota school
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina in the Greater Accra Region, Mr. Francis Xavier-Sosu has lauded the lawsuit filed by parents of Tyron Marhguy against the Achimota School over the dreadlocks-induced denial of admission saga.
DL News
General
WAEC flags exam cheating as national crisis, warns of security threats
At a stakeholder forum held in Cape Coast, WAEC’s Head of Humanities, Mr. Daniel Nii Dodoo, disclosed that mass cheating—some of it coordinated by entire schools—has escalated despite enforcement efforts.
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Tech
Meta is child abuse 'breeding ground', lawsuit claims
Raul Torrez said his office had set up fake accounts that were sent phallic pictures and "solicitations".
BBC
Crime
GAF arrest man for posing as Senior Military Officer at Burma Camp
The suspect claimed he was stationed at the Northern Command Headquarters and that he was proceeding to the Air Force Base to book a flight to Tamale.
DL News
Others
The principle of quicquid plantatur solo, solo cedit
This article argues that the maxim quicquid plantatur solo, solo cedit has increasingly been relied upon by litigants as a shield to establish claims of possession through physical acts upon land, thereby exposing potential purchasers who f...
ENK Danquah-Acheampong, LLM, BL, LL.B. Lawyer | Legal Researcher | Author
Europe
UK court to consider whether universities owe students legal duty of care
The landmark hearing next month comes at a time of widespread concern about declining student mental health and a number of widely reported suicides
The Guardian
Africa
South Africa: Minimum age for capacity of criminal intent in children increased
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development explained that this has brought South Africa in line with the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child.
AllAfrica
Supreme Court News
Threat of child streetism suit : Supreme Court gives AG 14 days to file Statement of Case
The March 3, 2022 suit filed by the Child Right International against the state, is primarily seeking to enforce and give meaning to Children’s Right to Education.
DL News
General
Living with, having children with a man whose ordinance marriage is not legally untied is risky-Legal practitioner advises ‘side chicks’
It does not matter if the man left her twenty years, went away, and did all kinds of things,”
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Asia
Aung San Suu Kyi asks to reduce court time due to ‘strained’ health
The UN estimates that 3 million people across the country are in need of humanitarian assistance, up from 1 million prior to the coup. Access for aid agencies, however, is extremely limited. According to Save the Children, displaced people...
DL News
General
Inheritance rights: Duration of marriage before death of spouse immaterial – Minkah-Premo
e big question of whether the mothers of children who were not married to the fathers can benefit, unfortunately, in this current draft, no provision is made for it…..if you look at Article 22, it talks about spouses, it doesn’t talk about...
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Crime
Policewoman allegedly insured family members, hired hitmen to kill them and claimed insurance money.
Ndlovu is said to have submitted several claims to various insurance companies on the policies she initiated on her sister and was paid over R700 000.
DL News