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Oswald K. Seneadza - ArticlesThe Attitude of Ghanaian Courts towards the Enforcement of Socio-economic Rights of the Citizenry: A Critical ReviewThe present article attempts to analyse a constitutional problem bothering on enforceability of Chapter Six of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana under the title ‘Directive Principles of State policy’ (DPSP). The question is, whether the socio-economic rights mentioned under this chapter are rights which can be enforced by the courts? Divine Law vrs. Positive Law in the Practice of Law and Politics: The Ghanaian ExampleThis article provides fascinating insights into of the Divine Law (The Law of God), its source of authority, sphere of operation and what is required from Christians in their obedience to those laws. It then looks at how Christians are admonished to respect civil authority. The author argues that there can be harmony between the two systems of law though they fall within distinctively separate realms of authority using the practice of law and politics as point of contact between the two spheres The Role of Legal Professionals in Consolidating Ghana's Democracy and Good-GovernanceThere is the firm conviction that, commonwealth countries share a substantial common ground in their legal systems and the lawyers of these countries have much to learn from the comparative experience in other jurisdictions. This common ground extends to many aspects of legal education and legal practice and here also there is much to share. The focus of the present article in on the role of the lawyer and the legal profession in dispensation of democracy, good governance and the rule of law in Ghana. The Powers and Independence of Judicial Committees of House of Chiefs in Ghana: A Critical AppraisalWhile a section of the Ghanaian public showed cynicism towards the efforts of governments since the Second Republic (1970) to give more powers to chiefs to arbitrate on disputes without involving them in active politics, others continued to regard it with respect and reverence. With the passage of the Chieftaincy Bill into law , chiefs now have legal power to arbitrate on disputes under the new Act which the Minister of Chieftaincy and Culture described by saying “a new impetus"
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