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God. You have never looked so beautiful to me as You did in that moment; All of a sudden; I can feel the rush and tingle, Of your love. I had to sit down, hug myself and weep All of a sudden; I can finally feel the warm of your breath in the […]
The term ‘contract’ is often used to refer to an agreement, consisting of the exchange of promises, which is recognized by the law as giving rise to enforceable rights and obligations. Surrogacy is an arrangement, often supported by a legal agreement, whereby a woman, the surrogate mother, agrees to bear a child for another person or persons, who […]
Dear Planet Earth, I must confess I’ve been unfair. You have been my home For as long as I can remember You are my source of food, shelter And everything needed for my survival. But for everything, I return nothing But harm. I harm your trees, Your pure air, Your land, Your seas, Your […]
“But the true principle is that the law exists for the protection of society. It does not discharge its function by protecting the individual from injury, annoyance, corruption, and exploitation; the law must protect also the institutions and the community of ideas, political and moral, without which people cannot live together.” The work of […]
REFUTATION Kelsen’s theory is for the legal scientist not the Judge According to Kelsen, the Grundnorm (basic norm) which must be extra-legal is that norm that gives validity to all other norms. This basic norm must be selected by the legal scientist on the principle of efficacy, that is to say that, the legal order […]
This is a long overdue response to an article with the same title by the learned Professor S. K. Date-Bah. While the main object is to critique the arguments canvassed in that article as specious, it is hoped that the overwhelming relevance of jurisprudence to the bench would not be lost on the reader. Professor […]
Introduction Compulsory acquisition of land is defined by Harold Parrish1 as a situation whereby land or an interest in land is purchased or taken under statutory powers without the agreement of the owner. Asante-Ansong2 in his publication “Compulsory Land Purchase and Compensation” also defined compulsory land acquisition as a situation whereby land is taken without […]
In this piece, we shall analyze the theory of discontinuity propounded by Hans Kelsen and the theory of Continuity as propounded by John Finnis. We shall, while looking at Kelsen’s theory, make a brief detour to the proposition by H.L.A Hart. We shall look at four main cases, which were decided in African Courts that […]
“Ei, as for you and learning, everyday books, books, why? Can’t you let us rest small? Pressure fonn b3n nso nie?” “Sister, la study oo, ny3 saa a, la wuu”, I replied as we both burst out into uncontrollable laughter and off we went. She had planned a rendezvous with her […]
It has been a long stressful journey and now everything I pictured was manifesting in the opposite. I asked myself do I really want to do this? Is it worth it? What will they say when I return home? Will my money owed be refunded? I was wondering why I decided to go to the […]