Legal Framework
From The Report: Ghana 2013
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OBG introduces the reader to the different aspects of the legal system in Ghana, in partnership with Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah. This chapter contains a viewpoint from Kojo Bentsi-Enchill, Managing Partner, Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah.

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The 1992 Ghanaian constitution (the “Constitution”), approved by referendum, establishes the multi-party system of Ghana’s democracy. The Constitution is the fourth republican constitution since Ghana gained independence in 1957. Accordingly, the era under the Constitution is described as the “Fourth Republic”. Ghana’s legal system comprises the Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, as well as: • Statutes passed by the parliament of Ghana (“Parliament”); •…