The OHADA Common Court of Justice and Arbitration (“CCJA”) is an integral part of its member states’ national judicial systems and functions as their highest national court. The OHADA regime allows national courts and parties to cases before a national court to refer a matter to the CCJA...
CHIEFS AS JUDGES IN MODERN GHANA: EXPLORING THE JUDICIAL ROLE AND CHALLENGES CONFRONTING THE ASHANTI REGIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFSLong before the advent of modern systems of governance and its adjudication arrangement of justice, the Ashantis of Ghana, like other African societies, had their own system ...
“It is senseless for a sitting High Court judge to make utterances of that nature,” Okudzeto said on Accra-based Joy FM last month. “If I were [to be] sitting in that Disciplinary Committee on the Judicial Council, I would have asked him to resign or asked that he be sacked as...
This means that any law, action or omission can be challenged in court if considered unconstitutional. Thus, important judicial decisions from the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Ghana partially shape the dynamics of the copyright regime in Ghana....
Government initiatives to solve galamsey challenges have also faced criticism as ‘already overwhelmingly unpopular among operators’ and by token, likely to fail (Sojková, 2022: 377), even as stricter penalties and heavier fines are now possible with increased judicial capacity vested in ‘Galamsey...
The Chief Justice of Ghana has set up a financial division of the high court to adjudicate cybercrime cases. The court is manned by judges that have been trained on the admissibility of electronic and digital evidence. Capacity building of judges and lawyers to fully understand the scope of ...
Subsequent investigations by the country’s Judicial Council resulted in the dismissal of dozens of the accused, including some High Court judges.2016 election The economy and corruption were two of the main themes during the campaign for the 2016 presidential election. The December 7 poll saw a ...
judicial system. Some 180 judges, magistrates, and other judicial officials were caught on video demanding money from litigants and accepting bribes.Subsequentinvestigations by the country’s Judicial Council resulted in the dismissal of dozens of the accused, including some High Court judges. ...