General
12 Statutes passed by Parliament of Ghana in 2021
The various Statutes can be categorized under four(4) main themes/ areas of the law; Taxation, Finance, Insurance, and National Security.
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Results for “Electoral Amendment Act”
2706 results.
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
General
Parliament Passes 23 New Laws in 2025
Parliament has passed 23 new Acts in 2025, introducing key legal changes across sectors including tax, public finance, environment, and social protection. The new legislation includes repeals of major levies and updates to longstanding stat...
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Election Petition
2020 Election Petition not novel
Lest we forget, the 2020 Election Petition is not novel. It appears to be a rehashed of the 2012 Election Petition. Aside the swapping of roles, the key issue and actors remain the same: Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Electoral Commission and...
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General
Can the Special Prosecutor be impeached under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution?-Lawyer Kwame Akuffo writes
The fundamental question which arises for pertinent consideration is as to whether or not the the Special Prosecutor, is an Office holder whose conduct can be the subject matter of Impeachment, under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution.
Lawyer Kwame Akuffo
General
Exposition of the current position of the law on corruption, anti-money laundering and narcotics
The law is settled that no person shall be convicted of a criminal offence unless the offence is defined and its penalty is prescribed in a written law[37].
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General
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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Africa
Zimbabwe: New law bans MPs with criminal conviction from participating in future elections
According to the country's Electoral Act Amendment Bill, 2022 which was gazetted on Friday, legislators or councillors will be disqualified if they commit physical violence or dishonesty crimes and get convicted within a period of 12 months...
AllAfrica
Election Petition
Election Petition: Tsatsu Tsikata to cross-examine Jean Mensa
The Election Petition has reached its height of seeing Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, in the dock to be cross-examined by the counsel for Petitioner John Dramani Mahama.
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Others
Uganda’s 2026 Internet Shutdown: Election Integrity Or Human Rights Violation?
This article argues that Uganda’s 2026 internet shutdown, justified as a security measure, was a disproportionate restriction that undermined electoral transparency and violated international human rights standards on legality, necessity, a...
Benedicta Okyere
Others
From Electoral to Developmental Democracy: A Constitutional Analysis of Ghana's Reform agenda
The writer critically examines the CRC’s December 22, 2025, report to clarify what it proposes and re-anchors the reform debate in Article 1 sovereignty and Chapter 25 amendment discipline, while stress-testing the “developmental democracy”...
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Others
Digital undressing and the law: The use of AI to exploit women and children online
This writer examines “digital undressing” as an AI-driven form of sexual exploitation that creates non-consensual intimate images, undermining privacy, dignity, and bodily autonomy, especially for women and children.
Ernest Baah Ofori
General
Repealed laws of Ghana, 2020
When a law is repealed, it is no longer a reliable point of reference for the courts
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General
Constitutional review: reckless to place an amendment option under current government – Srem-Sai
What aspects of it should we change to improve it.
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General
Full Speech: Justice William Atuguba's lecture on the Judiciary's role in protecting Ghana's Democracy
"Sharing my lived experiences with the Justice delivery system vi-a-vis public confidence in the judiciary and how recent Judicial pronouncements and rulings portend for consideration of Ghana’s democracy."
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Supreme Court News
Order state to fund political party electoral processes- NDC tells Supreme Court
The prayer forms part of the NDC’s Statement of Case filed before the Supreme Court in a constitutional action challenging the legality of delegate-based electoral college systems used by political parties to select candidates for national...
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General
Initiate Parliamentary Enquiry into 2020 General elections-ASEPA to Speaker of Parliament
ASEPA is of the view that issues of accountability and oversight go beyond the Jurisdiction of the Courts but falls under the powers of the Legislature.
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General
Parliament passed 12 major bills at its second meeting
The laws passed include the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025; Ghana Investment Promotion Authority Bill, 2025; Maritime and Related Offences Bill, 2026; Community Service Bill, 2026.
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General
Reforming local governance system
Clearly, the participation of political parties in the general election accounts significantly for such high voter turnout for these elections.
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General
IMANI's petition to CHRAJ to investigate EC-Full text
My colleagues and I at IMANI have been gravely concerned by the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana’s handling of the nation’s scarce resources in the discharge of its duties, which conduct we believe amounts to “misappropriation”, “wastage”...
Franklin Cudjoe