Author: Michael Sumaila Nlasia
Evolving African Philosophy of Law Overshadowed by Western Principles
Introduction Although African philosophy of Law has its roots in African customary law, it can be seen as an evolving jurisprudential tradition overshadowed by western ... Read More
A Secular State and the National Cathedral
Religion is a pre-occupation of the day-to-day lives of Ghanaians - and this gives the clerics dominion of the society. Like elsewhere in Greece and ... Read More
Foetus’ Right to Protection: Comparing Abortion to Homicide
Article 297(e) of the 1992 Constitution provides that persons include female persons and corporations. In the case of New Patriotic Party v Attorney General, the Supreme ... Read More
Is Africa Ready for the Continental Free Trade Area with the Growing Spate of Xenophobia?
“The Only Thing We Learn From History Is That We Learn Nothing From History.” Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel About fifty years ago, under the visionary ... Read More
Inadequacies of the Definitions of Sexual Offences in the Criminal Offences Act
Introduction While the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) outlines a number of criminal offences and prescribes punishments for offenders, a number of the crimes ... Read More
Right to Privacy in Criminal Matters
The right to privacy is a fundamental human right. Article 18, clause 2 of the 1992 Constitution provides that: "No person shall be subjected to ... Read More