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Category: Law And Education
Law And Education
THE HALF CASE — How Prosecutors Bring Unfinished Dockets To Court And Beg For Remand To Punish The Accused. It Must Stop.
In Ghana today, prosecution has a formula. Every young lawyer knows it. You arrest. You don’t…
DON’T CHARGE HALF CASE AND ASK JUDGE TO REMAND — Bad For Ghana Justice, Bad For Democracy, Must Stop
This is the single sentence destroying Ghana justice system: “My Lord, we have charged the accused,…
WHAT YOU MUST KNOW BEFORE VISITING SOMEONE IN PRISON IN GHANA – THE STANDING ORDERS
Many Ghanaians think visiting a relative in prison is just about waking up and going to…
Reckless Speech in Ghana – When Does It Become a Crime, and When Is It a Civil Wrong?
In an era where a WhatsApp voice note can reach 10,000 people before lunch, one question…
Police can’t arrest for insults – How some Police officer Confuses Defamation With Section 208
A businessman is called a thief on Facebook. A pastor is accused of sleeping with a…
When Politicians Mock the Bench, Ghana’s Democracy Bleeds
“I don’t know where or how the judge at Circuit Court 9 even passed his law…
Whistleblower Paydays — What Ghana Can Learn From America’s False Claims Act
In 2023, the U.S. government recovered $2.68 billion from fraud cases brought by private citizens under…
Remand as a Muzzle — How Arrest and Prolonged Court Adjournments Are Used to Silence Ghanaians
In Ghana’s courtrooms, the word “remand” should mean a temporary hold while the state prepares its…
#A Police Report Is Not a Court Judgment — Stop Declaring Victory at the Charge Office
Going to the police to report someone does not mean you have won anything. Writing a…