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AG reveals 163 prison inmates are currently on death row
Clause 2 of the Constitution (Amendment) (Entrenched Provisions) Bill provides for the abolition of the death penalty.
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Parliament passes bill to establish National Defence University
It will bring together the tertiary education programmes currently run by the Ghana Armed Forces and place them under one coordinated university structure.
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Government advances plan to replace some jail terms with community service
Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak says the bill is intended to shift the system away from automatic custodial punishment in less serious cases and toward a model that is more practical, humane and cost-effective.
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Re-examining approach to legal education: AG outlines steps
Recounting a 2015 speech on the subject, he emphasized that the country stands at a crossroads, as the rapid expansion of legal education has created both opportunities and challenges
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Business
Passage of Social Protection Bill suspended over lack of quorum
The proposed legislation seeks to establish a Social Protection Fund to finance critical welfare programs.
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Speaker Bagbin to consult new AG on Anti-LGBTQI Bill
Speaking to members of the Ghanaian community in Côte d’Ivoire on January 26, 2025, Speaker Bagbin underscored the significance of the bill
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Business
Parliament Passes Shippers’ Authority Bill
This new legislation updates the 50-year-old establishment law, NRCD 254 (1974), aiming to regulate shippers' commercial activities and tackle the problem of excessive and unfair charges that impact traders.
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Parliament passes National Service Authority Bill
This legislation aims to create the National Service Authority, which will mobilize and assign qualified individuals to key national projects, enhancing national development and employability.
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Supreme Court News
Anti-LGBTQI suits: Supreme Court directs Sky to amend suit, orders Speaker to refile affidavit
Earlier today, the panel presided over by Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo granted a request by the Attorney general for the cases to be broadcast live.
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Africa
Gambian MPs to debate bill seeking to reverse FGM ban
If the legislators agree to consider it, the bill will be taken through a committee for further scrutiny.
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Parliament passes Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill 2022, abolishing death penalty
“The Criminal Offences Amendment Act, 2022 is duly read the third time and duly passed," Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin said.
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Supreme Court News
Anti-LGBTQI Bill: Supreme Court dismisses injunction application against Speaker Bagbin
The plaintiff had filed a suit challenging the Speaker's direction for the anti-LGBTQI bill to be considered despite ignoring a Constitutional requirement and an opinion by the Attorney General
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Ghana to pass International Criminal Court Bill- Attorney General
When finally passed, the ICC Bill will enable Ghana’s courts to try offenses recognized under the Rome Statute while the ICC also prosecutes cases where Ghana courts are unable.
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US
Republicans help pass House Gay Marriage Bill
A Gallup poll in June showed increasing support for same-sex marriage, with 70% of American adults backing such unions
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Supreme Court News
E-levy suit: Supreme Court directs parties to file memorandum of issues in 14 days
The Minority leader, Haruna Iddrisu, and two other Minority MPs, Mahama Ayariga and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa are seeking among others, a declaration that the purported vote on the motion for the second reading of the Electronic Levy Transfer...
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Business
President Akufo-Addo assents E-levy bill, after passage on Tuesday
President Nana Akufo-Addo has signed the E-levy bill into law, following its passage by Parliament on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.
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Europe
UK: Porn sites will be legally required to verify users’ age
The measures, to ensure users are 18 or over, could see people asked to prove they own a credit card or confirm their age via a third-party service.
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Legal Professions Bill: Deans of Faculties to make recommendations
Prof. Atuguba assured students, parents, and guardians, that the newly formed Conference of Law Deans will work to assuage most of the challenges faced in legal education in Ghana.
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New Wildlife Resources Management Bill to be presented to Parliament
The new bill, according to the ministry, will provide a management structure to give legal backing to the involvement of local communities in wildlife management and provide higher penalties and sanctions for wildlife offenses.
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There is no evidential support for Anti-LGBT bill – Prof. Emerita Takyiwaa Manuh
“And what is proposed in the bill will make the situation worse. Because it will drive people underground as has been shown in various places
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