Monday Essay

Functus Officio and Judicial Duty: Understanding Judicial Finality and When Judges Stay Bound

Once a court has completed a case, it washes its hands and moves forward without looking back. there is no…

2 months ago

Monday Essay: Vindication After Bars: Recompense for the Righteous After Wrongful Conviction

The nightmare of wrongful conviction leads to shattered lives, leaving an innocent person damned to prison and their reputation in…

3 months ago

MONDAY ESSAY: The Bitter Pill Of Words – When Words Hurt: Understanding Defamation Law In Ghana

Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases before the public: to forbid this, is to…

3 weeks ago

MONDAY ESSAY: Paper Trails And Unsigned Deals: Unpacking The Enforceability Enigma In Ghana

Unsigned contracts may still be binding where there is evidence of an offer and acceptance; consistent course of dealing; partial…

4 months ago

MONDAY ESSAY: Legal Wheels On The Ground: Exploring Kyrgyzstan’s Solidarity Bus Model To Drive Legal Aid In Ghana’s Rural Communities

Meanwhile, Kyrgyzstan’s innovative solidarity bus model offers an intriguing parallel for addressing Ghana’s legal aid gaps. The solidarity bus model,…

4 months ago

MONDAY ESSAY: Baby Business – Wombs For Rent: Unpacking Surrogacy Laws In Ghana

Hitherto, there was no legal recognition of surrogacy or any other assisted reproductive birth in Ghana. However, currently, surrogacy is…

4 months ago

MONDAY ESSAY: Balancing Director Accountability And Entrepreneurial Freedom In Ghanaian Companies

The business judgment rule is a presumption that in making a business decision, the directors of a corporation acted on…

3 weeks ago

MONDAY ESSAY: Balancing Rights: Examining The Prosecutor’s Right To Appeal Criminal Conviction And Sentences

Under traditional common law, the state generally does not have the right to appeal a verdict of acquittal or a…

4 months ago

MONDAY ESSAY: Laying Claim To The Constitution And Asserting Sovereignty: We the People

In enabling the government (past and present) to control the governed, the people of Ghana obliged it to control itself,…

4 months ago

MONDAY ESSAY: The Value Of Dissent & How Legal Disagreements Shape The Law

Dissent is an appeal to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of a future day, when a…

4 months ago