Author name: The Legal Solicitor

WHO IS A CHIEF? A chief is a person be it male or female who hails from the appropriate family and lineage, thus may hail from the appropriate royal lineage but may not be qualified if the stool is the rotational type and the turn has not gotten to him or her family yet( as […]

WHAT IS CITIZENSHIP? A citizen is a member of a country, either by birth, adoption, marriage, registration or naturalization. The citizenship act 2000, Act 591 A person born before 1957 is a citizen if born in Ghana and either parent or grandparent is a Ghanaian or born outside Ghana and either of parents is Ghanaian.

WHAT IS JUDICIAL REVIEW? Judicial Review is used to describe two separate ideas: • Judicial Review in relation to the constitution : This is a constitutional arrangement in which the judiciary has been given power to review the actions of the other organs of government to ensure that they stay within their limits. • Judicial

WHAT IS RULE OF LAW? It’s concerned with the values underpinning the constitution i.e. the pillars of the constitution in relation to the use and exercise of public power. It is based on the recognition that the points occupied by each person in the legal system is what will ensure whether we are a society

WHAT IS SEPARATION OF POWERS? This is the concept that embodies ideas reflecting human history. Monopoly of power takes the totality of power among several players. The concept of separation of powers is a body of ideas based on our collective human experience as long as our thinking objective is liberty , freedom. This is

WHAT IS CONSTITUTIONALISM? Constitutionalism is the appreciation of the constitution. The concept is also described as constitutional rule; constitutional government etc. Constitutional government means more according to the terms of the constitution. That is they are not the same according to the provisions of the constitution. It is also pointed out that constitutional democracy is

WHAT IS THE CONSTITUTIONAL EFFECT OF A COUP D’ETAT/REVOLUTION? What is the Discontinuity Theory? It asserts that every illegal change in the constitution of a state is a revolution and that revolution overturns the entire legal order, replacing it with a new system (Hans Kelsen). Proponents however know that in almost all cases, the content

WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE 1992 CONSTITUTION OF GHANA? • Largely written • Supreme • Rigid in terms of procedural amendments of entrenched provisions • Unitary • Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances • Presidential • Unicameral • Multiparty WHAT IS THE SUPREMACY OF A CONSTITUTION? This concept is more relevant in countries

WHAT ARE THE SOURCES OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW? The sources of constitutional law in a country with a written constitution would comprise of the constitution itself and its amendments, Acts of parliament, Decrees, existing laws and amendments, judicial decisions, etc. The sources of constitutional law may be divided into two: Legal Rules: Legislation which is the

Unlike a final judgment, an interlocutory judgment is simply a judgment that is not final. It is not final in the sense that it does not resolve all the issues between the parties completely. It resolves some issues leaving others outstanding. It does not determine the rights and entitlements of the parties entirely.