Results for "Constitution Day"
138 results.
Opinion
Celebration of the Constitution Day: Any Relevance?
Benjamin Tachie Antiedu and Goodnuff Appiah Larbi
Opinion
When the Clock Trumps the Merits: A Critical Examination of the Supreme Court's Decision In Ex Parte Nyindam and Its Implications for Democratic Governance
The article critiques the Supreme Court’s decision in Ex parte Mathew Nyindam, which quashed the Kpandai election-petition judgment because the petition was filed outside the mandatory 21-day statutory period. It argues that the Court eleva...
Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo
Opinion
Of Section 315 (3) of the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30); Review of the Decision Of Augustine Yeboah vrs. Attorney-General, Dictum of Parker Yarney J.
The article reviews Augustine Yeboah v Attorney-General and examines when a prison sentence begins where a convicted person absconds before serving the sentence. It argues that the period spent at large must not count towards the sentence a...
Frederick Gurah Sampson
Opinion
Fixing of dates for hearing applications (Generally) in the Supreme Court - What have we fixed?
It has always been the established practice of the courts that dates for hearing applications are fixed by the respective Registrars of the courts in the registries in which the applications are filed. This is done at the time of filing suc...
Thaddeus Sory, Esq.
Opinion
Under the Gavel: Assessing the Impact of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor Vs Attorney-General Writ No J1/19/2023
This article critiques the Supreme Court's decision in Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor vs. Attorney-General, which addressed the President's directive allowing Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to remain in office i...
Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo Esq
Opinion
Beyond Rhetoric: Advancing Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Protection in Ghana: A Case Study of Child Rights International v. The Attorney-General and Its Implications
This article examines the Supreme Court of Ghana's decision in Child Rights International v. Attorney-General, focusing on its implications for enforcing Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ESCRs). The paper explores the importance of st...
Kenneth Atsu Dogbey & Martin Waana-Ang
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
Opinion
The Propriety or Otherwise Of Order 73 Of CI 47 in Light of Ex Parte PPE Ltd & Paul Juric and Martin Kpebu (No.1)
This article evaluates Order 73 of CI 47 in the context of Ghana's 1992 Constitution, focusing on its implications for personal liberty under Article 14(1)(c). It argues that Order 73's allowance for civil defendants' arrest conflicts with...
Her Honour Sedinam Awo Kwadam & Emmanuel Babuboa
Opinion
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
‘Article 71’ Office Holders and Retiring Emoluments, When Ex Gratia Meets Nemo Dat Quod Non Habet, Russia-Ukraine War, and during Debt Exchange – Reflections of a Citizen, Not a Spectator!!!
The article explores the subject of ex gratia paid to Article 71 office holders and questions its relevance under Ghana's socioeconomic situation and the legal principle of Nemo Dat Quod Non Habet
Frederick Gurah Sampson
Opinion
Legal Vacation Without ‘Vacation.’; The Plight of ‘ORAL ’ Lawyers and the Infringed Rights of the Accused?
The article examines the controversy over substantive criminal trials continuing during Ghana’s legal vacation, particularly where defence lawyers have indicated that they are unavailable. It argues that although the Chief Justice has autho...
Frederick Gurah Sampson
Opinion
Customary Succession and the Inheritance Rights of Women: The Case of Odamtten & Others v. Wuta-Ofei & Ors.
The author evaluates the decision of the Supreme Court of Ghana in the case of Odamtten & others v. Wuta-Ofei & Ors, with respect to the application of the rule of customary law applicable in patrilineal communities
Kwame Adusei
Opinion
The departure which must itself be departed from-Comment on the Supreme Court Decision of GHANA TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO. LTD & ANOR v ATTA VI.
This writer submits that the Ogyeadom case could never, as perceived by the Court, have settled the question whether or not the Court is jurisdictionally competent to entertain and grant an application for stay of execution pending the dete...
Thaddeus Sory
Opinion
Execution of shares in Ghana: A Practitioner’s Guide
This Article discusses the process of execution of shares in Ghana vis-à-vis the possibility of such process being hindered by an express restriction in the constitution of a private company
Reginald Nii Odoi
Opinion
12 Strategies to Becoming the Happiest Lawyer Alive
The author shares twelve critical insights for young lawyers on how to experience the most satisfaction in the profession
Francisca Serwaa Boateng
Opinion
Alexander Afenyo Markin v. Speaker of Parliament & A-G: Application ex-parte for stay of execution of the ruling of the speaker of parliament delivered on 17th October,2024 pending the determination of the suit.
This case examines the interplay between judicial review and constitutional supremacy in Ghana, focusing on the separation of powers and the judiciary's role in interpreting constitutional provisions. The dispute arises from the Speaker of...
Onesimus Faeron
Opinion
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