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Ghana's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a six-decade-old law criminalising gay sex as the west African country awaits another court decision on whether to introduce even harsher penalties in a ...
Ghana's Supreme Court said on Wednesday that lawyers battling over the legality of one of Africa's most restrictive anti-LGBTQ bill must amend their motions due to insulting language in their ...
The Supreme Court of Ghana is the highest judicial body in Ghana. [1] Ghana's 1992 constitution guarantees the independence and separation of the Judiciary from the Legislative and the Executive arms of government. [2] The Supreme Court of Ghana has the final say on legal matters and can overturn lower court decisions.
Ghana's Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a legal challenge seeking to block parliament from passing a stringent anti-LGBT bill, paving the way for its ratification. Lawmakers in the West ...
The case of Re Akoto and 7 Others is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of Ghana that challenged the legality of the Preventive Detention Act (PDA). [1] The case centered on the arrest of Baffour Akoto, the then Chief Linguist of the Asantehene, along with seven others, who were detained under the Preventive Detention Act (PDA).
The case of Tuffour v Attorney General is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of Ghana.The case centers on the controversial dismissal of then, Chief Justice Fred Apaloo by the Parliament of the Third Republic and the subsequent legal challenge that sought to contest this dismissal.
On 8 May 2024, the Supreme Court of Ghana began proceedings for the case filed by a Ghanaian journalist, Richard Sky, against the bill. Presided by the Chief Justice, the proceedings ended with the lawyers of the journalist asked to submit a fresh motion to amend their reliefs. The case adjourned to 17 May 2024. [29] [30] [31] [32]
High Court Judge: 1966: Supreme Court replaced by Appeals Court 14 1971 [10] Appeal Court Judge: Edward Akufo-Addo: 1972: Supreme Court replaced by Appeals Court 14 1980: Appeal Court Judge: Hilla Limann: 1986: Chief Justice of Ghana 1977–1986 Chief Justice of Kenya 1993–1995 15 26 June 1964 [19] William Bruce-Lyle: High Court Judge: Kwame ...