Everything about The Supreme Court Of Ghana totally explained
The
Supreme Court of Ghana is the highest judicial body in
Ghana. Ghana's 1992 constitution guarantees the independence and separation of the
Judiciary from the
Legislative and the
Executive arms of government.
History
The
Supreme Court was established by the Supreme Court Ordinance (1876) as the highest tribunal in the
Gold Coast (now Ghana) during the colonial era. Appeals from the Supreme Court went to the
West African Court of Appeals (WACA) established in 1866. Ghana withdrew from WACA following independence. After the military coup d'état of
February 24,
1966, the
National Liberation Council (NLC), by the Courts Decree, 1966 (NLCD.84) abolished the Supreme Court and vested judicial power in two sets of courts: the Superior Court of Judicature and the inferior Courts. This was reversed by Article 102(4) of the 1969 constitution establishing the second republic. After the coup on
January 13,
1972, the Supreme Court was again abolished by the
National Redemption Council with the reason that the 1969 constitution had been suspended and so there was no need for a court to "interpret and enforce it". Its functions were transferred to the Court of Appeal. The Supreme Court was left intact after the
December 31,
1981 coup by the
Provisional National Defence Council, though it made changes to the court system by introducing public tribunals. The Chief Justice is appointed by the
President of Ghana acting in consultation with the
Council of State and with the approval of the country's
Parliament. The other Supreme Court Justices are appointed by the President acting on the advice of the
Judicial Council and in consultation with the Council of State. This must also be with the approval of Parliament. The 1992 Constitution abolished all the public tribunals established under the PNDC and created the Regional Tribunal whose chairman was equated with the High Court judge.
List of Chief Justices of the Supreme Court
Since its inception in 1876, the Supreme Court has had 23 Chief Justices.
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