THE LAW 101: The rise and integration of the Tribunal System in Ghana (1979-1993) (Part I)

This is a three-part series that chronicles the historical trajectory of Ghana's tribunal system. The series relies, inter alia, on books by two legal luminaries to chart the evolution of the tribunal system from an opaque military apparatus into a structure widely rejected by the public, as evidenced by consecutive constitutional reviews recommending its total abolition and de-establishment. I reveal the sharp policy shift between sustained institutional dormancy and the sudden, midnight pas...

By Isaac Yeboah