Blog of the UG-LSU
The criminality of suicide is today a conventional opinioncommon to any active social media user within Ghana’s web-space. Each and every day when issues of suicide crop up on the web, a major part of the debate is not about its criminality rather about what moral justification we can accord to its criminalization. This question of whether an action is […]
The previous part of this discussion (which can be accessed here) has sought to examine some provisions which confer upon some buffer institutions powers to limit the President in our present constitution. Recourse is taken to some specific phrases that are used in such provisions. With regards to the phrase “acting in accordance with the advice of” as used in […]
The 1992 Constitution of Ghana as the supreme law of Ghanais the legal document that provides the basis for powers, duties and obligations of the organs of government and the citizenry. The supremacy of the Constitution means that its expressly laid down provisions cannot be overridden or obliterated without complying with the cumbersome procedures of […]
‘Charlie, I’ll see you on Monday.’ ‘No shaking kraa. I see say you get girl you dey wan visit at home.’ ‘Ano get girl oo.’ ‘Dey there. I dey wedge you. The whole world, ibi you wey you get girls pass everyone.’ My roommate, Edwin, laughed after making this remark. I watched him as he […]
The recent political atmosphere in Ghana was clouded with a philosophical and constitutional issue about whether certain actions of the Akuffo Addo Government, impliedly postulates a picture of Ghana as a religious state, or otherwise. The debate this time around, did not have its ends in the microphones of radio stations, instead, it was settled […]
Too late for accolades I was once like you Living and breathing Eating and sleeping Till death called me To a sleep from which I Would never wake up Luring me with a tune So sweet and mesmerizing That I had to follow her I remember you The many times you ignored me The […]
Think twice, think thrice High heel clad foot A pair of sunglasses Perched demurely on her forehead The latest Brazilian weave Spotting a position of honor On top of her head And billowing in the breeze She walks with her head held high Knowing that she is the centre of attraction She ignores anyone she […]
The issue of interest is paramount in any activity engaged in by any rational being. Thus, per the naturalistic theory of utility, a person acts so long as that act furthers his happiness or well-being. It then follows out rightly that per the utilitarian position, the birth and evolution of international law as an intentional […]
In the article below I seek to discuss the offense of rape and it’s shortcoming in limiting rape to an offence against only females. For the benefit of my audience, I will begin with a definition of rape under Section 98 of the Criminal Code 1960, Act 29. Rape is defined here as carnal knowledge […]
Section 2(1) of the Law Student’s Depression Act, 1959 (Act 001) provides that a person enrolled in a course of study, either full-time or part-time, leading to the award of a Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B) degree, is highly probable to be depressed or experiencing severe bouts of depression. Sub-section (2) goes further to state that […]