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The document outlines the sources of law in Ghana as per the 1992 Constitution, including the constitution itself, enactments, rules and regulations, existing law, and common law. It also discusses the features of law, the origin and spread of common law, and the qualifications required for judges in various courts. Additionally, it describes the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the structure of the judiciary in Ghana.

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Business Law Fill in Pasco

The document outlines the sources of law in Ghana as per the 1992 Constitution, including the constitution itself, enactments, rules and regulations, existing law, and common law. It also discusses the features of law, the origin and spread of common law, and the qualifications required for judges in various courts. Additionally, it describes the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the structure of the judiciary in Ghana.

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article 11(1)
1. Where can one find the sources of law in the 1992 Constitution of Ghana?.................................

2. What are the sources of law in Ghana?


•The constitution,
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•Enactments,
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
•Rules and Regulations,
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
•The existing law and the
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
•Common law : Rules of Common law, Equity and Custom
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. What is your basic understanding of a legal system?


legal environment where there are rules procedures constitutions and regulations
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
interpreted to be imposed and enforced to governs its people
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4. State four (4) features of law. imposed on citizens


Binding on citizens of a given
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community or State). Law applies only within the boundaries of a defined territory
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Appropriate Sanctions. The rule of law clearly specifies both the offence and the
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
attached penalty in different proportions
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Enforced among. Without enforcement of the law there is no law. The main law
enforcement body in Ghana is the police with power to arrest those in breach of the
law
5. What is the origin of the Common law?........................................................................................
originated from a practice by the Norman Kings of England
6. How did the common law spread to other parts of the world?
The formal introduction into the Gold Coast of English law in general took
place in 1876 under the Supreme Court Ordinance of 1874 (referred to as the Reception Clause). The clause was
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
repeated in subsequent statutes until 1960 when Ghana attained republican status and it was redefined. Under
the 1992 Constitution
7. State 3 defects of the common law that brought about the development of the law of equity?
common law became unsatisfactory due
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
to its rigidity.
the strict adherence to the rules created a great deal of
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
hardship
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limited remedies
………………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. Courts were bound to follow decisions of higher courts in the decisions on the basis of judicial
precedence. True or False
9. What is a Statute?
............................................................................................................................................................
Statutes are enacted laws made by parliaments or
military regimes. or the supreme legislative bodies in ghana
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•they are applied and interpreted by the
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courts. not written
10. State the two (2) mechanisms through which citizens participate in the administration of
justice.
jury service and assessor system
………………………………………………………………………………………………….

11. The judiciary consist of the Superior courts and Lower courts. State the composition of each
of them.

a. Superior courts

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sc
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coa
hc
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b. Lower courts

circuit court
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district court
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……………………………………………………………………………………………….

12. What is the composition if the Supreme Court?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………
made up of the CJ and nine other Justices of the SC,
•The CJ presides at all sittings and in her absence the
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
most senior presides,
13. What is the qualification to be appointed to the Supreme Court as a judge?
a person of high moral
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
character, proven integrity and not less than 15 years at
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
the bar
………………………………………………………………………………………………………

14. What is the qualification to be appointed to the Court of Appeal as a judge?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………
high moral
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
character, proven integrity and not less than 12 years at
the bar
………………………………………………………………………………………………………

15. What is the qualification to be appointed to the High Court as a judge?


of high moral
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
character, proven integrity and not less than 10 years at
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
the bar
………………………………………………………………………………………………………

16. Briefly explain the following jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

a. Exclusive jurisdiction
as exclusive original jurisdiction in all matters relating to the enforcement or interpretation of the 1992 constitution …
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b. Appellate jurisdiction
appellate jurisdiction from the decision of the
The highest appellate court in Ghana is the Supreme
COA as of………………………………………………………………………………………………………
right but not in respect of election petitions,
•Appeals………………………………………………………………………………………………………
from the National House of Chiefs Court. It holds jurisdiction over constitutional matters
and serves as the final court of appeal
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

c. Supervisory jurisdiction
Article 132 of the 92 constitution vest in the SC,
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
supervisory jurisdiction over all courts and adjudicating
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
bodies in the country
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

17. The High Court hears appeals in civil matters from the Circuit court. True or False

18. State 4 divisions of the High Court

………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Criminal Division (Assizes),
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
•Land Court,
•Commercial Division,
•Election Court,
•Fast Track,
•Human Rights,
•Financial Administration,
•Industrial/Labour Court and
•Family Division.

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