Category: Constitutional Law
The Meaning and Import of Article 181 (5) of the 1992 Constitution and its Effect on Statutory Corporations Set Up with Commercial Functions
Introduction Article 181(5) of the 1992 Constitution requires that all international business or economic transactions to which the Government is a party must be laid ... Read More
Can Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (MP) Resign from the Appointments Committee of Parliament? : A Constitutional Perspective
On Tuesday, March 30 2021, news broke that Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Honourable Member of for the North Tongu Constituency, had elected, through a letter ... Read More
Summary of 2021 Presidential Election Petition Ahead of Supreme Court Judgment
Facts The Supreme Court shall deliver its judgment in the presidential election petition filed by the flagbearer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the ... Read More
Rethinking Article 78(1), of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana – Lessons from Ghana’s Election 2020.
Introduction. If there is one thing that the Parliamentary results of the 2020 elections taught Ghanaians (both politicians and non-politicians), it is the need for ... Read More
The Curious Case of SALL
In this post, I summarise the key events leading to the Electoral Commission of Ghana's failure to hold parliamentary elections in the traditional areas of ... Read More
The Guan Parliamentary Election Crisis: Exploring ‘The Lesser of Two Evils’
1.Introduction On the eve of the 7 December 2020 general elections, the Electoral Commission (‘EC’) issued a press statement in which it directed that registered ... Read More
Why Gregory Afoko v Attorney-General Poses a Threat to the Progress Made in Ghana’s Criminal Justice System
By: Seth F.T. Mireku Jnr, Ghana School of Law Introduction It is incontestable that Ghana’s criminal justice system is beleaguered with deficiencies that hinder the ... Read More
The Osei-Boateng Doctrine is an Attack on Article 2(1) and must be Laid to Rest
All citizens of Ghana have the right and duty at all times to defend the Constitution. Accordingly, Article 2 (1) of the Constitution empowers anyone ... Read More
Tax Appeals in Ghana: Monetizing the Right to Justice?
1.Introduction "If we never do anything which has been done before, we shall never act anywhere. The law will stand still whilst the rest of ... Read More
The Utility of Marriage of Mohammedans Ordinance Under the Current Ghanaian Legal Dispensation
Where the marriage is not registered within the prescribed one week period, or where the attendance of any of the persons whose signature is necessary ... Read More