Monday Essay

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…

3 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,…

3 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…

3 months ago

MONDAY ESSAY: Tomorrow Always Comes: Reforming With Posterity In Mind

All is not lost, all the same! The present legal generation has a part to play in representing posterity by…

3 months ago

The Art Of Persuasion: Crafting Compelling Arguments

The journey to construct a good argument requires a map that others can follow in order to get to the…

4 months ago

MONDAY ESSAY: New Year – Same You: Reflecting On The Past & Resolving For The Future

The Ghanaian lawyer and the legal profession in general, in the past year, has made significant progress and exceled in…

4 months ago

MONDAY ESSAY: Lawyers As Critics, Judges As Targets: Reflections On Judicial Criticism And Resilience In The New Year

Uninformed criticism erodes the public trust in the judiciary and undermines its authority. Criticism should be constructive and respectful, focusing…

3 months ago

MONDAY ESSAY: The Corpse In Court: Examining Judicial Attitudes To Restraining Orders Over Dead Bodies

Injunctions are purposed to protect a right where that legal right could be asserted either at law or equity. This…

3 months ago

MONDAY ESSAY: The Public Interest, Judicial Independence & The Myth Of Neutrality

In our society, judges have discretionary power to do justice in a manner so wide that they may be regarded…

5 months ago

MONDAY ESSAY: Proving Love Beyond Borders: Foreign Marriage Recognition Under Ghanaian Jurisprudence

Introduction Marriage, in legal contemplation, is more than the legitimization of a desire of people in love to live together.…

5 months ago