Africa
Facebook owner Meta sued for inciting hatred in Ethiopia
A group of Ethiopians and Kenyans are accusing Facebook's parent company of failing to regulate posts on Tigray conflict.
DW
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Ghana to introduce Bill to give effect to Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
The Statute sets out the crimes falling within the jurisdiction of the ICC, the rules of procedure and the mechanisms for States to cooperate with the ICC.
DL News
Europe
Germany arrests 25 accused of plotting coup
German reports say the group of far-right and ex-military figures planned to storm the parliament building, the Reichstag, and seize power.
BBC
Courts
Account fully for all money received, return Mercedes Benz C230-Court orders ex-customary wife
"Save that the 1st Defendant is declared to be the owner of the property described as Property No. B22, Emefs Lagoon View Estates, Sakumono, Tema for the reasons stated in paragraph 125 above, all the reliefs in the Counterclaim are DISMISS...
DL News
Others
Indonesia passes criminal code banning sex outside of marriage
Under the new laws - which will also apply to foreigners visiting Bali and other Indonesian holiday destinations - unmarried couples can be jailed for up to a year for having sex.
BBC
Supreme Court News
Presidential spouse salary case: Supreme Court adjourns to January 25 2023 for judgment
They are therefore seeking among others a declaration that the recommendation for the payment of the salaries to the presidential spouses is null and void.
DL News
General
Aspects of anti-LGBTQ+ Bill may violate some fundamental human rights – Attorney-General
The anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, known rightly as the “Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021”, seeks to criminalize LGBTQI+ activities and advocacy.
DL News
US
Gun hidden in a raw chicken found at Florida TSA checkpoint
The passenger was headed to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, according to Sari Koshetz, a TSA spokesperson for the Gulf region.
CNN
Africa
Lesotho: Death penalty for HIV rapists unconstitutional, top court rules
In particular, the court held that stipulating the death penalty for a convicted rapist, held to have known he was HIV positive at the time of the crime, infringed the constitutional right to freedom from discrimination and to a right to eq...
AllAfrica
General
Electing heads of Local Government will solve a lot of Ghana’s problems – NCCE Boss
Following a proposal made by the current government, a referendum was scheduled to be held in Ghana in December 2019 for approval of the election of MMDCEs thus allowing political parties to be involved in the local processes.
DL News
Europe
China accused of operating 'secret police stations' in the Netherlands
The "police stations" allegedly claim to offer diplomatic assistance to Chinese nationals but have not been registered with the Dutch government.
Euronews
Supreme Court News
AG responds to Ampomah’s ‘Allow me to marry more women’ suit
The AG additionally submits that the plaintiff’s assertion that monogamous nature Christian Marriages are discriminatory is untenable as it has not been established that Christian marriages are polygamous in nature.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Allow me to marry more women – Ampomah tells Supreme Court
In Ghana, marriage under the ordinance is governed by the Marriages Act(Cap 127) and is the only, strictly monogamous legal means of marriage in Ghana.
Richard Osei Boateng
Courts
Nine Ghanaians sentenced eight years each over attempt to smuggle cannabis into Nigeria
"Delivering his ruling in the matter on Friday, Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court, Lagos convicted the Ghanaians of conspiracy and dealing in cannabis and thereafter sentenced each of them to eight years in prison,"
DL News
US
Ed Sheeran must face copyright trial over Thinking Out Loud, judge rules
A judge denied Sheeran's bid to dismiss the case, saying a jury should decide on the similarities between the songs.
BBC
Others
Demand for Canadian legal talent remains high - Report
Robert Half’s Canadian Salary Guide 2023 notes that demand is high for legal professionals who can handle technology-related issues such as cybersecurity and who can use technology tools to cut costs.
RushHour Times
General
Deal with seeming factionalism within the legal profession- Supreme Court Justice tells GBA
“All is definitely not well with the Association. This is because we have started to see signs of factionalism in the profession."
DL News
General
Ongoing case investigations at the OSP totals 75 - Half Year Report
The Office is also investigating seventy (70) other cases at various levels of consideration.
DL News
Africa
Ivorian President Ouattara pardons predecessor Gbagbo
In 2019, Gbagbo was handed a 20-year prison sentence for the robbery of funds from the Abidjan central bank during the post-election period.
DW
Supreme Court News
Suit challenging use of CJ's name on writ of summons dismissed
The lawyer argued that both the letter and spirit of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana are breached by the continuos practice which undermines the sovereignty of Ghana.
DL News