Europe
UK law will recognise children born from rape as 'victims of crime' for first time
England and Wales will be among the first countries in the world to give victim status to those conceived through rape.
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Danish bank pleads guilty to multi-billion dollar fraud scheme on U.S. Banks
The guilty plea marks the end of a years-long investigation into the company after accusations that it funneled billions of dollars in illicit payments from high-risk clients, including in Russia
CNN
General
Over 70% adult population more confident in religious, traditional systems than the formal for Justice- GSS Survey
An excerpt of the findings published by the GSS in its Monthly Press Release dated December 4, 2022, indicates that “seven in every ten(69.9%) adults hold the view that the religious and traditional leaders’ system effectively protect the r...
DL News
Courts
Capital Bank case: No statement imputing misconduct by state officials was made by court – Judicial Secretary
State Prosecutors have accused the Founder of the bank, William Ato Essien, of causing the insolvency of the bank by stealing about GH¢200 million of a GH¢620 million liquidity support given to the bank by the Bank of Ghana (BoG)
DL News
US
US Supreme Court hears case of web designer who doesn't want to work on same-sex weddings
Challenging the law is Lorie Smith, a custom web designer who is opposed to same-sex marriage. "I want to design for weddings that are consistent with my faith," she says.
NPR
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
General
Ghana ranks 58 out of 140 in 2022 Rule of Law Index, maintains position from previous year
Ghana’s overall rule of law score was 0.55, with an annual change global rank of 0, indicating the country’s adherence to rule of law is neither low nor strong.
DL News
Europe
UK: Woman jailed for injecting child with faeces has sentence increased
Elizabeth Faragher had her sentence extended from five years and 10 months to eight years after judges ruled the earlier jail term "unduly lenient".
Sky News
Courts
Supreme Court nominees to face Parliament’s Appointment Committee on Oct 18, 19
In July this year, His Excellency the President, nominated Justices Barbara Frances Ackah-Yensu, George Kingsley Koomson, Samuel Kwame Adibu Asiedu, and Ernest Yao Gaewu for appointment as Justices of the apex court
DL News
Courts
Indian Court sets aside order for wife to serve estranged husband snacks during child visitation
The Court, presided over by Honourable Mr. Justice Paresh Upadyay and Honourable Mr. Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy thus noted in allowing the appeal that the father may explore the possibility of going to the wife’s new location, Gurugra...
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Supreme Court News
Secretly recording a telephone conversation with others is a breach of their right to privacy, unconstitutional, inadmissible - Supreme Court
"To allow such deliberate violation of rights would encourage litigants to sidestep the rules of evidence and thereby undermine the integrity of court proceedings and bring the administration of justice into disrepute. "
Richard Osei Boateng
US
Iranian operative charged in plot to murder former US national security adviser, John Bolton
The suspect, Shahram Poursafi, was identified by U.S. officials as a member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
VOA
Courts
Customary marriage dissolution :Presenting drinks, same being accepted by family not enough – Court
"Applying the personal law of the parties, which is the Akan customary law, I find that the customary marriage between the parties was not dissolved in accordance with the customs of Akropong where the Petitioner hails from as there was a b...
DL News
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Press statement :World Day Against Trafficking Persons
International Justice Mission is a Non-Governmental Organization. It has been working in Ghana over the last seven years and across the globe for over twenty-five years. It has 24 program offices in 14 countries.
IJM
US
Democrats introduce bill requiring term limits for US supreme court justices
The Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization Act (Term), would establish 18-year terms for supreme court justices and establish a process for the president to appoint a new justice every two years.
The Guardian
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‘Digging fee’ is illegal: Get restraining order to stop grantor from coming on land –High Court Justice
"It's a criminal offense and it's punishable summarily between 10-15 years"
DL News
Africa
Nigeria's federal government files 23-count charge against husband of gospel musician Osinachi
The defendant was specifically charged for allegedly committing culpable homicide under sections 104 and 379 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, an offence contrary to section 221 of the Penal Code and punishable with death...
Vanguard Nigeria
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Establishment of CIRA implies need for a new set of professionals – Prof. Justice Date-Bah
"Administrators and restructuring officers are going to take charge of running distressed companies on a temporal basis. Not all lawyers, accountants, or bankers can run a business,”
DL News
General
First memorial lecture held in honour of Kojo Bentsi-Enchill
At today’s inaugural lecture, Speaker Prof. Justice Samuel Date-Bah described Kojo Bentsi-Enchill as a good friend, one who was passionate about the law, and a quintessential intellectual.
DL News
Africa
Section 84(12): Court fixes date for report on Supreme Court decision
Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned the matter after counsel for the plaintiff (Peoples Democratic Party), Joseph Daudu, SAN, told the court that the hearing of his case would depend on the apex court’s decision on the suit before it.
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