General
I need more funds to deal with sophisticated levels of corruption – Special Prosecutor
According to him, the need has been necessitated by the upgraded ways in which perpetrators now carry out their corrupt practices.
myjoyonline
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General
New book by Prof Atuguba offers a deep dive into Constitutional and Administrative Law in Ghana
It contains a detailed account of Ghana’s Constitutional Law history and Administrative Law.
Gifty Danso
Africa
Nigeria: Accountant sentenced 304 years to jail for forgery, fraud
Sombo, who was convicted last Thursday, after a lengthy trial that started in 2010, had pleaded not guilty to the 61 count charges slammed on him by the country's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The Nigeria Lawyer
Europe
New Zealand imposes lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes
The law states that tobacco can't ever be sold to anybody born on or after January 1, 2009 - and from now on, the minimum age for buying cigarettes will keep going up and up.
Euronews
Africa
South Africa: 'Bizarre' case reveals that Magistrates lack training
In a special review, the High Court has set aside the conviction and sentencing of a man by a Magistrate in a maintenance court. The man had been found guilty although charges were never put to him and he never pleaded.
News24
US
Unpaid $77 Trash Bill: Police arrest elderly Alabama woman
Martha Louis Menefield said she was confused as officers handcuffed her and arrested her on Sunday.
BBC
Africa
Nigeria: Court remands student to prison over tweet trolling wife of Nigerian President
Mr Adamu, a final year student, tweeted a photo of Mrs Buhari with a caption in Hausa which translates to: "Mama is feeding fat on poor people's money."
Premium Times Nig
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
Courts
Opuni’s application dismissed, Retired Justice Honyenuga to continue with the case
In his ruling, the retired Supreme Court Justice sitting as an additional High Court judge dismissed the application noting that the Chief Justice had the power to give such an extension because he was the administrative head of the Judicia...
DL News
Supreme Court News
Senanu’s prayer for reduction of a 25-year jail sentence at the Supreme Court
In the company of Prison Wardens and with no legal representation, the convict was told by the presiding Justice to approach the Bench and tell the court what he wanted.
Richard Osei Boateng
Courts
Colonel Damoah seeks judicial review over OSP’s La Bianca report
The applicants' Colonel Damoah and Mr. Joseph Adu Kyei maintain that the Special Prosecutor acted ultra vires relative to the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act 2017 (Act 959), when it instituted an investigative panel and subsequently pu...
DL News
Europe
Czech Republic on the way to legalizing cannabis
In the Czech Republic, hemp products like marijuana, hashish and cannabis oil have been available in pharmacies for years. Prague is now planning full legalization for 2023 and wants to coordinate the step with Berlin.
DW
Courts
Galamsey case: Judge vows to release Aisha Huang’s accomplices if
The court noted that even though an attempt has been made to get especially a Vietnamese interpreter from the Institute of languages, the move is yet to yield any result.
DL News
US
New York City agrees to pay $26 million to 2 men wrongly convicted of Malcolm X murder
Both Muhammad A. Aziz and Khalil Islam were exonerated last year after a judge found “serious miscarriages of justice” in their cases.
CNN
Europe
Germany to legalize purchase of up to 30 grams of cannabis
The cabinet approved a proposal by the health ministry on Wednesday that will allow state-licensed and controlled commercial cultivation and distribution of cannabis.
Bloomberg
Supreme Court News
Requirement of Part 3 of CAP 127: Many women remain unmarried – Ampomah tells SC
According to him, if such a person renounces his Christian faith in favor of Islam and becomes eligible to marry more than one wife, any subsequent marriage is deemed illegal, null and void
DL News
Business
Deputy AG calls for review of trade agreements to include Business Human Rights standards
She spoke during a Keynote Address at the opening of the two-day African Business and Human Rights Forum under the theme, ‘The African Decade: Shaping the Next 10 years of Business and Human Rights on the Continent.’
DL News
Courts
Court denies Aisha Huang, 4 others bail : Adjourns case to Oct 24, Nov 1 respectively
Aisha Huang and three others are facing the charges of mining without a license and engaging in the sale and purchase of minerals without a valid license.
DL News
General
Two new judges sworn-in to ECOWAS Court
The two are replacing justices Keikura Bangura and Januaria Tavares Silva Moreira Costa, both of Sierra Leone and Cape Verde respectively, who recently completed their tenures.
DL News
Africa
Egypt court upholds sacking of belly-dancing professor
The Supreme Administrative court dismissed an appeal filed by Mona Prince, who teaches English literature, against a decision by a lower court affirming state-run University of Suez’s decision to fire her.
BBC