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The Land Act: A Model For Integration Of Customary Law Into A Modern Legislation
Justice Alexander Osei Tutu
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Land Management as a component of Sustainable Development: The role of traditional leadership in the Kumasi Traditional Area
A lecture delivered at the KNUST Law Faculty on 23rd March, 2023
Mariam Agyeman Gyasi Jawhary
Opinion
Deep Cracks in the Patent System as Revealed by Covid-19 Vaccine Manufacture
The article explores flaws in the patent system exposed by COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing, particularly the insufficiency of disclosure requirements. It argues that despite the legal obligation for patentees to disclose inventions, third-pa...
Prince Nketia
Opinion
Beyond The Land Act: Uncovering The Missing Pieces In Ghana’s Land Governance Framework
This article argues that while Ghana’s Land Act, 2020 is comprehensive, effective land governance depends on recognizing and integrating a wider set of related laws. Justice Alexander Osei Tutu examines over 30 enactments that, although not...
Justice Alexander Osei Tutu
Opinion
Evaluation of the Efficacy of the Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act 2020 (Act 1015) of Ghana: A Comparative Analysis with the Insolvency Legal Framework of the United Kingdom (Part I)
The article examines Ghana’s Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act, 2020 (Act 1015), comparing its corporate rescue and insolvency mechanisms with those of the United Kingdom. It highlights Ghana’s progress towards a rescue-oriented fr...
Jennifer Abena Dadzie
Opinion
Rethinking Article 68(5) of the 1992 Constitution – Taxation of the Emoluments of the President of the Republic of Ghana – An Introspection
The author in this article examines some recent events, the historical or constitutional basis for why Ghana's President is exempted from paying taxes on his salary and explores the need to rethink this position of the law
Frederick Gurah Sampson
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The Maze of Complexity: Unravelling the Knots of Judicial Discretion in Re Republic vrs. Speaker of Parliament and Attorney General, Ex Parte: Rockson-Nelson Etse K. Dafeamekpor Suit No. GJ/0560/2024.
The article critiques the High Court's refusal to grant a mandamus order compelling the President of Ghana to act on the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, despite its passage in Parliament. The court's decision is argued to be pre...
Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo ESQ.
Opinion
Rethinking Malicious Prosecution; A Discussion on the Tort of Malicious Prosecution within the Constitutional Framework of Ghana.
The article argues that the tort of malicious prosecution, as received under common law, is problematic in present-day Ghana under Article 88. The author suggests that the proper defendant in such cases should be the Attorney General, who i...
Reindorf Twumasi Ankrah, Esq.
Opinion
The Decline of Allodial Title in Ghana
The article retraces the circumstances that have contributed to the decline of allodial interests/titles in Ghana's land law, including provisions in law that have contributed to this realization
Justice Alexander Osei Tutu
Opinion
Scanning of Law Firm Documents- A simple habit for greater efficiency
The article discusses the risks of relying on manual filing systems in law firms and advocates for implementing a scanning policy. It highlights benefits like improved efficiency, enhanced security, reduced legal risks, and progress toward...
Dennis Adjei Dwomoh, Esq.
Opinion
GOGO’s TAKE On Republic v OSP, Ex Parte Peter Hyde (Part 2 of 3)
The article argues that the court’s ruling is fundamentally flawed because it assumes, without first proving, that the Office of the Special Prosecutor must receive prosecutorial authority through an Executive Instrument. It contends that A...
Stephen Kwaku Asare
Opinion
Access Versus Standards: The Future of Legal Education in Ghana
The article examines Ghana’s 2026 legal education reforms, arguing that widening access to professional legal training must be matched with strong regulation, transparent bar examinations, adequate teaching capacity, and sustained professio...
Justice Kweku T. Ackaah-Boafo
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Allodial interest under the Land Act, 2020: Some thoughts
The article discusses the position and seeming challenges with allodial interests under Ghana's Land Act, 2020
Justice Alexander Osei Tutu
Opinion
The Unambiguous Constitutional Answers to the Question of Citizenship by Birth
The author raises critical questions on the question of citizenship by birth and the ambiguous position of identification by a birth certificate
Richard Nunekpeku
Opinion
The Moral Nuances of Adverse Possession in Ghana
This article explores the complex moral, legal, religious, and philosophical debates surrounding adverse possession, emphasizing its declining social approval and relevance in Ghana’s modern property system. It calls for reform or abolition...
Justice Alexander Osei Tutu
Opinion
Platform liability: What streaming platforms and social media users need to know under Ghanaian law
Ghana’s Electronic Transactions Act protects social media and streaming platforms from liability when they act as neutral hosts for user-uploaded content. However, platforms may become liable when they commercially select, license, distribu...
David A. Asiedu and Ernest Kwadwo Kyere and Joseph K. Konadu
Opinion
Entrapment in Investigative Journalism, Uncovering the Truth or Distorting Reality? - A Case Study of His Lordship Justice Paul Uuter Dery & 2 ors vrs The Republic of Ghana Suit No: ECW/CCJ/APP/42/16 (Ecowas Community Court of Justice)
This article critically examines the ethical and legal implications of using entrapment in investigative journalism, focusing on a case involving Ghanaian judges accused of corruption following an undercover investigation by journalist Anas...
Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo Esq