I.Introduction On 13th May 2020, in the case of Ayine v. Attorney-General[1], Ghana’s Supreme Court, by a 5-2 majority decision upheld the constitutionality of the appointment of 66-year old Martin Alamisi Burns Kaiser Amidu as the Special Prosecutor (the “SP”) under section 13 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959) (the “OSP” Act). The Court used...
Introduction Friday, 20th December 2019 marks the end of Her Ladyship the Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo’s tenure as Ghana’s 13thChief Justice since independence and the 6th Chief Justice under Ghana’s 4th Republican Constitution. Quite unfortunately, there seems to be a growing notion that Her Ladyship the Chief Justice has not acquitted herself well as the Chief Justice. But...