The cpp man is calling for indemnity clauses in the constitution to be amended. Nana addo in one of te qualified lawyers in ghana because during the 1992 constitution of ghana he was one of the members who wrote the constitution with tsatsu who is the ever youngest lawyer in ghana. When was the 1992 constitution of ghana written answers. Formal written instructions that specify actions to be taken under different circumstances to achieve specific goals may be described as a.
The constitution was approved at the referendum held on 28 april 1992 and promulgated by the constitution of the fourth republic of ghana promulgation law, 1992. Whereas the organisation of african unity convention governing the specific. The right of resistance and the defence of ghanas fourth. It was approved on 28 april 1992 through a national referendum after 92%. The 1992 constitution is the supreme law of ghana and any other law found to be inconsistent with any of its provisions shall be void. Ghanas constitution of 1992 with amendments through 1996. Ghana if it is authorized to do so under its license and it there exists an agreement between the government and that other country. Further they are required to do all they can to restore the constitution after it has been suspended, overthrown or abrogated. The 1992 constitution divides powers among a president, parliament, cabinet, council of state, and an independent judiciary. Wikisource has original text related to this article. One chief weakness observed is that the constitution makes the executive president too powerful without t. Browse and navigate ghana constitution in easy, natural real.
The final draft constitution was unanimously approved by the people. On this page you can read or download the apostolic church ghana twi hymns download in pdf format. The latest amendment included here is the constitution of the republic of ghana amendment act, 1996 which was assented on 16 december 1996. It must be noted that the constitution asserts its supremacy over all institutions of the state and. The 1992 constitution, in article 266, however limits the maximum interest a non ghanaian can have in land to 50 years. Rather, the special constitutional scheme set up for amending the constitution clearly suggests an intention. There have been 12 amendments to the 1980 constitution, five of which were temporary in nature, to facilitate the 1992.
Regions of ghana, and shall, to the greatest extent feasible, make those facilities available to all citizens. Being sovereign, the nation must ensure that its actions are in accordance. In 2008, john atta mills won the presidential elections on a platform of, inter alia modernising the ghanaian constitution. Refugee law, 1992 whereas the united nations convention relating to the status of refugees of 1951 and the united nations protocol relating to the status of refugees of 1967 have been ratified by the government of ghana. If you dont see any interesting for you, use our search form on bottom v. Chapter one the constitution 1 1 the sovereignty of ghana resides in the people of ghana in whose name and for whose welfare the powers of government are to be exercised in the manner and within the limits laid down in this constitution. The evolution of ghana law since independence william burnett haivey introduction on march 6, 1957, the british gold coast achieved independence in circumstances that apparently offered a bright future for sovereign, independent ghana. Below is the 1992 constitution of the republic of ghana, arranged by chapters. Introduction article 3 3 of the fourth republican constitution of ghana provides that any person or group of persons who by himself or in concert with others by.
This complete constitution has been generated from excerpts of texts from the repository of the. The political struggles that preceded this historic event date back over a hundred years. Under the constitution, there are three arms of government namely the executive, the legislative parliament and the judiciary. Whereas the said draft constitution was submitted to a national referendum held throughout ghana on the 28th april.
This means that no other law in ghana would supersede this documents authority and if any legislation is enacted that conflicts with the constitution, that legislation. In the second year, the commission accomplished the following. The 1992 constitution of the republic of ghana that came into effect on january 7, 1993, provides the basic charter for the countrys fourth attempt at republican democratic government since independence in 1957. Ghana s legal system is thus founded on the 1992 constitution constitution. Holidays act 2001 act 601 section 1public holidays a day specified in the schedule is hereby declared a public holiday throughout the republic. After the founding of a republic in 1960, the state became identified with a single political party the cpp, with nkrumah, as life president of both, taking ever more power. Since 195i, adroit leaders of a wellorganized political party had operated a responsible. Appointment, retirement and removal of justices of superior courts and chairmen and other members of regional tribunals. I wrote the book to explain the work my colleagues and i had done during that period. The constitution of the republic of the republic of ghana 1992 1. This is the text of the constitution of the republic of suriname of 1987, as it was published in the bulletin of acts and decrees of the republic of suriname no. Adopted 1992 preamble in the name of the almighty god we the people of ghana, in exercise of our natural and inalienable right to establish a framework of government which shall.
Nkrumah saw independent ghana as a spearhead for the liberation of the rest of africa from colonial rule and the establishment of a socialist african unity under his leadership. Whereas the said draft constitution was submitted to a national referendum held throughout ghana on the 28th april, 1992. It defines the fundamental political principles, establishing the structure, procedures, powers and duties of the government, structure of the judiciary and legislature, and spells out the fundamental rights and duties of citizens. In january 1993, military government gave way to the fourth republic after presidential and parliamentary elections in late 1992. Ghana has over the years developed into a world player with its government engaging in all kinds of international business and economic transactions with foreign partners. The 1992 constitution contains the most explicit and comprehensive provisions in ghana s postcolonial constitutional history regarding the system of local government as a decentralized form of national administration. An example of a lease longer than 99 years is tema development corporations 125 years interest in tema lands, which commenced in the year 1956. Defence council set up a consultative assembly to prepare a draft constitution for the administration of ghana. This constitution, is to a large extent, written, and has a cumbersome procedure for its amendment. The assembly prepared a draft constitution based on proposals submitted to it by the pndc, as well as previous constitutions of 1957, 1969 and 1979, and the report of the committee of experts. To make recommendations to the government for consideration and provide a draft bill for possible amendment to the 1992 constitution. A referendum on a new constitution was held in ghana on 28 april 1992. Ghana case study food and agriculture organization.
The acting text, however, still contains references. Many a times we say ghana practices separation of powers but taking a look to the 1992 constitution i ask myself, do we truly practice this concept. Before you lies the version which includes the most recent amendments bulletin of acts and decrees 1992 no. The 1992 constitution of ghana is the supreme law of the state. It was approved on 28 april 1992 through a national referendum after 92% support. This constitution shall be the supreme law of ghana and any other law found to be inconsistent with. In 195961 i was in ghana, on secondment from the westminster parliamentary counsel office, so that i could draft the constitution and other constitutional legislation and help in the training of ghanaian lawyers as legislative drafters. The constitution shall come into force oll the 24th day of ment constitutionor. A top member of the convention peoples party cpp, james kwabena bomfeh, popularly known as kabila, has disclosed that the judges who wrote ghana s 1992 constitution drafted it to satisfied former military leader, jerry john rawlings. Constitution of ghana wikisource, the free online library. The constitution of ghana is the supreme law of the republic of ghana. The main issues were the reintroduction of multiparty politics and the division of powers between the president and parliament.
Redirected from ghanaian constitutional referendum, 1992 a referendum on a new constitution was held in ghana on 28 april 1992. Factories, offices and shops act 1970 act 328 section 1register of factories the chief inspector shall keep a register of factories in which he shall cause to be entered such particulars in relation to every factory required to be registered under this act as he may consider necessary or desirable. The government of ghana was created as a parliamentary democracy, followed by alternating military and civilian governments. Literary work shall mean any work, other than a dramatic or musical work, which is written, spoken or sung, and accordingly includes a table of compilation and a computer programme. These provisions were inspired to a large extent by current law and by the practice of local government under the pndc. Article 34 grants the citizens of ghana the right and duty to employ any means to resist any person or group of persons who seek to suspend, overthrow, or abrogate the constitution. Constitutional supremacy and the 1992 constitution ghana as a country returned to constitutional rule with the promulgation of the 1992 fourth republican constitution. Supremacy of the constitution 1 the sovereignty of ghana resides in the people of ghana in whose name and for whose welfare the powers of government are to be exercised in the manner and within the limits laid down in this constitution. Whereas the consultative assembly submitted the draft constitution for the republic of ghana to the pndc on 31st march, 1992. State the chapter in the 1992 forth republican constitution that describes the public service of ghana. Sources of ghana law meaning of sources of law the term sources of law may have several meanings firstly it may mean that which gives the law its formal validity formal source, for example the constitution. It may also mean the direct means which law is made or comes into existence legal source for example legislation and judicial precedents.