Ghanas economy continues to experience high rates of economic growth, due mainly to revenues from oil and gas. The supreme court of ghana law reports in searchworks catalog. The prevalent among these issues is the stolen verdict during the presidential election. Supreme court on friday allowed the entry of women of all ages into sabarimala temple to worship lord ayyappa. Nana addo vs john mahama 20121231 ec served with npps petition challenging results 20121230 npp erred in joining prez mahama in the suit ndebugri 20121230.
Election 2012 supreme court petition verdict ghana information. Nkrumah saw independent ghana as a spearhead for the liberation of the rest of africa from colonial rule and the establishment of a socialist african unity under his leadership. Composition of supreme court and qualification of its justices 2. Ghanas 1992 constitution guarantees the independence and separation of the judiciary from the legislative and the executive arms of government. In a 588paged judgement, the court by a 54 majority decision justified why president mahama was validly elected. Cji dipak misra while reading out the judgement said devotion cannot be subjected to gender discrimination. A bench of justices r k agrawal and a m sapre said if a person proved actual, peaceful and uninterrupted possession of a property owned by another for more than 12 years, a case of adverse possession can. The justice system is broadly based on english common law, and the law relating to personal relationships and contracts is rooted in ghanaian customary law. As holmes points out, if we want to know why a rule of law has taken its particular shape, and more or less if we want to know why it exists at all, we go to tradition. Cookies used for the essential operation of this site have already been set. The chapter highlights the special jurisprudential competence of the supreme court when compared to the supreme court of other jurisdictions. Ghanas supreme court must decide in the coming months whether or not to overturn december elections that handed the presidency to john mahama. Chapter 1 explains the supreme courts position within the structure of the court system in ghana.
There were four and three consistent judges who voted against and for the. A jury held members of the westboro baptist church. Pdf of supreme court of ghana, attorneygeneral, amidu and. Today, the supreme court of ghana is again confronted with the determination of a political question which i think will lay the foundation stone of our electoral process. View all hotels near supreme court of ghana on tripadvisor.
To set up an online repository of legal information from ghana, towards the promotion of rule of law, judicial accountability and good governance in ghana and africa. The high court of accra, ghana on 2nd february 2016, delivered a ruling on an application filed by mr. Supreme court verdict, ghanas day of shame home facebook. High court decision on the basis of the facts that 1 at customary law. He cites, amongst many examples, the american experience in which the supreme court intervened in cases of race segregation ibid. The role of the supreme court in the development of. Beginning date 1997 title variation scglr voldate range 19961997 issn 0855305x. Dominic akuritinga ayine, a former deputy attorney general and deputy minister for justice, has expressed worry over the supreme court s 52 decision o home news. If a person does not protest someone illegally occupying his property for 12 years, then the squatter would get ownership rights over that property, the supreme court has ruled. The roads leading to the supreme court have been blocked to nonaccredited persons, while only accredited persons will be allowed entry into the supreme court. Ghanaians, including npp supporters, reacted peacefully to the announcement of the verdict.
The case is pending at the supreme courts of ghana as judges sitting on the case keep adjourning dates for trial to start. The objects for which the ghana legal information institute ghalii was formed are. I will add a bit of my voice to the wrongs in the country now. Aug 07, 20 the 2012 election petition hearing at the ghana supreme court today heard the final addresses of the counsels ahead the judgement. Following ghanas december 2012 elections, there was a protracted election petition process at the nations supreme court challenging the declaration of the winner as the duly elected presidential candidate. Established by the supreme court ordinance 1876 as the highest tribunal in the gold coast during the colonial era and with appeals from there to the west african court of appeals waca, established in 1866, the trials of the supreme court of ghana had been more of political than constitutional. Jun 27, 2008 the supreme court shall consist of the chief justice and not less than nine other justices of the supreme court. The court case generated considerable controversy, and was finally decided by the ghana supreme court in a narrow 54 decision in favour of mahama.
The following is the complete text of the judgement of the supreme court of india in the matter of the ramakrishna missions petition to be declared a nonhindu, minority religion, under the indian constitution. The supreme court of ghana hears both civil and criminal matters. The special court was manned by nine justices of the supreme court. To make accessible parliamentary, legislative and judicial information in digital form to the general public. Section 5 of the presidential election act, 1992 pndcl 285. This blog is going to tell you who is accusing whom of electoral theft. News ghana is ghanas leading online news portal for business in west africa and around the world. In this light, though there is something that could be said of the substantively criminal nature of the threats made by the 2. Feb 18, 20 they were asked by the courts to serve the ec and president john dramani mahama a copy of their petition inviting them for battle in court. For a full story on this, see hinduism today august, 1995, issue. The petitioners on december 28, 20 prayed the supreme court to nullify the declaration of john mahama as the winner of the 2012 presidential election and the president elect of ghana by the ec. In this case, petitioner evangelisto ramos was convicted of a serious crime in a louisiana court by a 10to2 jury verdict. A threejudge bench headed by chief justice of india ranjan gogoi said it was satisfied with the procurement process and that it did not find any reason to interfere in the pricing details or the offset partner chosen as part of the deal. The state of electoral reforms in ghana ransford edward van gyampo abstract.
Indeed, throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the united state supreme court demonstrated the power and appeal of judicial activism by applying its. The supreme court has dismissed the petition which challenged the validity of the elections in which president john mahama was declared as president of ghana. The supreme court is the final court of appeal and has jurisdiction over constitutional issues. Complete judgement of the supreme court of india indepth. The 2012 election petition hearing at the ghana supreme court today heard the final addresses of the counsels ahead the judgement. The theme running through this dissertation is intended to prove that the supreme court has a role to play in the promotion, enforcement and sustenance of a proper democratic system of government, good governance and fundamental human rights and freedoms in ghana. Ghanas supreme court has produced such rulings, compelling the countrys electoral institutions to act in free, fair and transparent ways.
Supreme court of ghana accra 2020 all you need to know. Akufoaddo promptly accepted the supreme court verdict, and other members of the npp honored akufoaddos request not to launch an appeal. For judgments handed down before 31 july 2009 please refer to the house of lords or bailii websites. The supreme court of ghana is the highest judicial body in ghana. Supreme court decisions ghana legal information institute. Aug 29, 20 the supreme court has dismissed the petition which challenged the validity of the elections in which president john mahama was declared as president of ghana. Ecowas court cannot reverse a supreme court verdict or. A lot have happened during and after the 2012 ghana general elections which has made its way into 20.
Complete judgement of the supreme court of india in. Dsp cephas arthur, pro of the police service in an interview on peace fm indicated that the police force is. The supreme court has fixed may 5, to deliver its verdict on the suit challenging governments decision to sign the united states ghana military cooperation agreement. The supreme court friday dismissed petitions seeking a courtmonitored probe into the rafale deal. Criminal law statutory offences environmental public health act cap 95, 2002 rev ed.
Supreme court to deliver its verdict on ghanaus military. Sep 10, 20 ahead of a supreme court verdict the ghana police service embarked on a massive deployment of 32,000 personnel to strategic locations and installations across the country. Judgments are also available in html format on the bailii website. Chude mba, seeking an enforcement of the judgment of the economic community of west african states ecowas community court of justice ecowas court entered in his favour against the republic of ghana. The supreme court shall consist of the chief justice and not less than nine other justices of the supreme court. News ghana is ghana s leading online news portal for business in west africa and around the world. Below you will find the latest judgment s handed down by the uk supreme court. Dsp cephas arthur, pro of the police service in an interview on peace fm indicated that the police force is ready and poised for today. As aptly put by a writer, the supreme court epitomizes the judiciary. The judiciary and democracy in ghanas fourth republic.
Election 2012 supreme court petition verdict ghana. Social media and ghanas 2012 election petitiona discussion. General legal council the council, ghana school of law the school, and. This article seeks to scope the powers of the attorneygeneral and, also, scrutinise the general legal integrity of the courts ruling in amidu v ag, waterville. Rate of case disposition in high courts of ghana from. Arrangement of sections section part isuperior courts of judicature subpart ithe supreme court. Justice date bahs verdict on the supreme court of ghana. But two states, louisiana and oregon, have long punished people based on 10to2 verdicts. To make accessible parliamentary, legislative and judicial information in digital. On 29 august 20, justice william atuguba, president of the nine panel supreme court judges, read the verdict in an open court as follows. The building is impressive though, even from a far. Ghana transfixed by court case on elections gulftimes. The judicial service of ghana the supreme court of ghana. Akufoaddo accepted the verdict in the interest of economic stability and international goodwill.
After the founding of a republic in 1960, the state became identified with a single political party the cpp, with nkrumah, as life president of both, taking ever more power for himself. Ghana s 1992 constitution guarantees the independence and separation of the judiciary from the legislative and the executive arms of government. Further, the paper highlights some of the implications for ghanas political development, and assesses the political value of the courts verdict for africas democratic dispensation. All previous judgments handed down prior to this can be found on our decided cases section. Supreme court of ghana decisions ghana legal information. The study would therefore address the role of the supreme court in the development of constitutional law in ghana, with particular emphasis on the courts contribution to the underlying concepts of the fourth republican constitution of 1992. The supreme court has released the full judgement on the 2012 presidential election petition, four days after leaving the public in suspense. The supreme court of ghana is a final appellate court in ghana. Ahead of a supreme court verdict the ghana police service embarked on a massive deployment of 32,000 personnel to strategic locations and installations across the country. Ad many governmental buildings, supreme court of ghana is behind the fence and you cannot get close to it.
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