The Supreme Court of Ghana has imposed a stay of execution on the verdict by Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, declaring the seats of four Members of Parliament (MPs) vacant. This is a significant legal move.
Cynthia Morrison (Agona West), Kwadjo Asante (Suhum), Andrew Amoako...
According to Ghana's Constitution, Justice Sophia Essah, a nominee to the Supreme Court, cannot hold the dual roles of judge and lawyer.
She contends that a person can only practise one of these professions after entering the other because the functions of a judge and...
The rule that forbids unnatural carnal knowledge, like anal intercourse, has been deemed constitutional by the Supreme Court.
On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, a seven-member panel of the court dismissed a writ contesting the validity of Section 104 (1) (b) of the Criminal Offences Act,...
The Supreme Court has indefinitely adjourned proceedings regarding the anti-LGBTQI bill, citing the presence of intemperate language in documents submitted by the Speaker of Parliament’s legal team.
The court has directed the team to submit new documents, dismissing a preliminary objection raised by Thaddeus Sory,...
The Supreme Court has declared as unconstitutional, provisions of the Citizenship Act, 2000 (ACT 581) which prohibits a person with dual citizenship from becoming a Chief Justice, Commissioner, Value Added Tax Service, director-general, Prisons Service, chief fire officer, chief director of a Ministry or...
The Supreme Court has declared as unconstitutional the decision by Parliament for the wives of the President and Vice President to receive salaries.
According to the apex court, the approval is inconsistent with the 1992 constitution since the First Lady and the wife of the...
