IN RE: REPUBLIC v ELISHA MAHAMA AKPANNYICHE & 2 OTHERS – COMMENT ON THE CHIEF JUSTICE’S TRANSFER DIRECTIVE.
… a letter dated 6th May 2024 addressed to the registrar of the district court referenced SCR 38, the Chief Justice ("CJ") had instructed the registrar of the district court that on the completion of the committal proceedings before the Wa district court “any further proceedings shall be transferred to Kumasi.” A copy of the said letter has already been circulated on social media.
FRUITS OF A POISONED TREE: A CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY ANALYSIS OF CHIEF JUSTICE ISSUED PRACTICE DIRECTIONS SINCE 2018.
In April this year, the present Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana issued about thirteen [13] Administrative Guidelines and Practice Directions for the guidance of the courts, court officials, and lawyers…I am clear in my mind, however, that many of the Practice Directions issued by the recent Chief Justices, especially the ones unleashed in April are unconstitutional, unnecessary, and not justifiable and will not achieve much.
A STILL BORNE PIECE OF LAW, AND RIGHTLY SO DECLARED IN THE CASE OF ORIGIN 8
This paper would highlight the learned author’s disagreement with the decision of the Supreme Court in the Origin 8 case, and demonstrate that the Supreme Court’s conclusion on the interpretation and application of C.I. 132, is the correct position of the law.
OVER THE BAR - JUSTICE KULENDI’S SHOT.
This paper is published for three main reasons.
First, it is a contribution to our administrative and constitutional law from my own viewpoint. A practitioner’s view is not the law as it is entirely within the province of the Supreme Court to lay down the law and we are all bound to follow it.
Thaddeus Sory writes
IS THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON A MANDATORY WITNESS FOR THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION?