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Fair Trial in Civil Cases: A Right or A Privilege?
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Fair Trial in Civil Cases: A Right or A Privilege?

Introduction The concept of ‘fair trial’ was traditionally associated with criminal proceedings. This article seeks to examine the origin of the concept and how it has been recognized as a fundamental human right in a number of regional and international instruments. The telescope will be thrown at various jurisdictions to see how they have extended...

The Role of Celebrities and Well Known Personalities in the Fight Against COVID-19
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The Role of Celebrities and Well Known Personalities in the Fight Against COVID-19

In absence of a tried and tested drug or vaccine for COVID-19, the Food and Drug Authority (FDA) must urgently enforce its guidelines for ‘advertisement of drugs’ in Ghana and the circulation of information by well-known personalities which has the effect of derailing the work of public health officials in Ghana.  Celebrities in Ghana in...

Let’s Talk Mediation: The Singapore Convention and its Prospective Effect on International Mediation in Ghana
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Let’s Talk Mediation: The Singapore Convention and its Prospective Effect on International Mediation in Ghana

If the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York, 1958) enabled the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards within the jurisdiction of member states, then the Singapore Convention has come to save the hurdles of enforcing international settlement agreements resulting from Mediation.