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
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WHAT ARE STATE PROCEEDINGS? Article 293 of the 1992 constitution (chapter 26) Where a person alleges that the state has committed an offence against him he may sue the state for all offences relating to torts or contract and civil cases and that the Attorney General may be sued in case any action is brought
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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.
Introduction of British rule: Gold Coast was politically part of Sierra Leone and was therefore ruled by its governor until 3rd July, 1821 when the West African Act was passed to annex the GC to existing Crown dependencies where the forts and possessions were vested in the crown and the Company of Merchants dissolved. Although
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WHAT IS PARLIAMENTARY SUPREMACY? The principle of Parliamentary sovereignty means that parliament has under the constitution the right to make or unmake any law whatever; and that no person or body is recognized by law as having the right to override or set aside the legislation of parliament. Sir Edward Coke says, “The power and
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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
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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 CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATION? The general rule of interpretation is that words should be given their literal or grammatical meaning and documents should be construed as a whole. Where literal or grammatical meaning may result in as absurdity, a secondary or technical meaning may be given, thus the purposive approach. A purposive approach to construction
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