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Generic Names Not Brand Names
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Generic Names Not Brand Names

Manufacturers of products usually have one aim: to become the leaders in the market in which they operate. Apart from striving to make the best possible product, considerable effort is put into building the brand. An integral part of this process is choosing a ‘sign’, or ‘mark’ by which the product the product will be...

Supreme Court Rejects  Sharia Law Discriminating against Women on Property Distribution.
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Supreme Court Rejects Sharia Law Discriminating against Women on Property Distribution.

Ghana is widely conceived as a religious country. Religious norms and practices have unsurprisingly gained grounds and in some instances compete with the law . One such instance is in the area of inheritance. But the Supreme Court of Ghana has held in  Abdul Rahman Osumanu Giwah, Alhaji Ali Adamu Giwah and Hajia Fatima Alhassan Giwah...

GES, the Law and the Ban on ​Corporal Punishment
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GES, the Law and the Ban on ​Corporal Punishment

The Ghana Education Service (GES) in 2017 officially banned all forms of corporal punishment of children in schools in Ghana as part of efforts aimed at promoting a safe and protective learning environment for children.[1]The GES directed in January 2019 that a Positive Discipline Toolkit which gives alternatives to corporal punishments be adopted by all...