Tag: legal reform

Legal scholar Prof. Stephen Kwaku Asare has voiced strong concerns over the arrest of social commentator Sir-Obama Pokuase, warning that the case highlights troubling patterns in the use of Section ...

HE President John Dramani Mahama has sworn into office seven newly appointed Justices of the Supreme Court of Ghana in a solemn ceremony at the Jubilee House, calling on the ...

The persistent use of adjournment in Ghana’s criminal trials is once again under scrutiny, following a delay in proceedings related to the Sky Train case.  The case was postponed after ...

Legal expert Prof. Stephen Kwaku Asare has voiced concerns that constitutionalism is being gradually undermined in Ghana due to the unchecked dominance of cultural practices. As a Democracy and Development ...

Justice reform has moved to the forefront in Ghana, with Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare, a legal expert and Democracy and Development Fellow at CDD-Ghana, unveiling a bold new proposal known ...

By definition, legal education is an essential part of any country's civic and democratic life. In addition to preparing students to practice law, it also helps them comprehend the complex ...

Legal scholar, Prof. Stephen Kwaku Asare, has added his voice to the unfolding legal drama surrounding the suspended Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Sackey Torkornoo, as she seeks sixteen separate reliefs ...

Demands for a sweeping reform of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) are intensifying as prominent legal scholar Prof. Stephen Kwaku Asare has challenged the deeply rooted constitutional privileges granted to ...

In Ghana’s ever-evolving democratic journey, one thing remains clear: due process is non-negotiable. At the heart of this process lies audi alteram partem—“hear the other side.”  Accordingly, legal scholar and ...

Over the past four years, Ghana witnessed an alarming trend where prosecutorial power is wielded as a suppression tool rather than justice.  Legal scholar and practitioner, Donkor Selikem Timothy, in ...