Introduction The popular Human Rights Lawyer, Martin Kpebu Esq, has called for the state to regulate religion, drawing an analogy with Rwanda’s requirement that pastors obtain a prior certification in theology to be able to operate as pastors. This background informs the brief analysis in this paper. It aims to analyze why the regulation of...
Abstract In a democratic society, members are conceived as equals. The status of equality arises from the assumption that those who create a just society do so as equal rational beings demanding equal respect, equal economic claims, equal opportunity, and tolerance in that society. Legislators are confronted with enigmatic practical difficulties when navigating the world...
Abstract The powers of government to legislate, adjudicate, or implement laws are shared among the arms of government—Parliament, the Judiciary, and the Executive. These powers are either exclusively exercised by one arm of government or jointly with the others. Since 2019, the Parliament of Ghana has set out an internal procedure for members of parliament...
The title of this article rings a bell in the mind of the legally savvy. Yes, it is a refinement of the title of Dr. Date Bah’s article[1] on the theoretical implications of Kelsenite theory in relation to the facts and issues raised in the case of Salah v. Attorney General[2] and a further critique...
Introduction It is without doubt, a reasonable one, that a State has authority over its citizens whether de jure or de facto. This authority of the State is what is denoted by the legally savvy as jurisdiction. According to Professor George, jurisdiction is when all persons within the territory[1] of a State are amenable to...
If you closely follow activities on twitter, then you might have seen the recent plea by the BET award-winning rapper, Sarkodie, directed at the twitter handle of the president, pleading among other things, the need for the ban on travel to be lifted, so that he can return to Ghana. This raised a constitutional debate...
It has become a common concern among students, lawyers, politicians and the wider population about the threat Covid-19 poses to current government of the day should it be impossible for presidential elections to be held within the time stated in the 1992 constitution. In early March, the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 as a pandemic. Within...