It’s time to review our laws – Justice Akamba

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DAN MAHAMAH Tamale 11 years ago

Yes you are Right, a 100% right. if we really have laws governing our nation, I believe its about time to review them. why is this importan? so than we can do away those which are out mooded and bring in a new one.
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Yes you are Right, a 100% right. if we really have laws governing our nation, I believe its about time to review them. why is this importan? so than we can do away those which are out mooded and bring in a new one.
As a captain depicted yesterday, i strongly respect and believe that we dont have to sit down unconcern and let the wrong thing happen b4 we come to our sences and ask " whats going on". also we can not wait for the time BOMB to explode before we go in to collect our body parts, for that would be too late.
Ghana has lwas, old and new let us just go back to review them SAKOFA is not a wrong doxctrine in life. It has been so ever since humanity came into being.
we have PNDC LAWS, WE NRC laws< we have thje first republic laws etc. etc. let us go back to the books, bring all these nonsence out and debate strongly on them by putting the consttution a front. Even there are some nonsence in the constitution that ought to be amended for the are inferoir now.
But how can sombody just say the President should wipe out the Armed Forces? who would be there to defend the nation? dose the Army belong to the president? in the first place who is he? when Nkrumah and the rest were dying to build the nation where was Mahama?
Touching the Army in any Form should be the last thing he should ever dream of.
This is a foolish thought. Let me tell you this president Mahama has no single Right to wpie out the Military. The army was there even B4 the birth of his great great great gound father. If he has a problem, than he has to wake up and do the right thing. He stle himself to power and his intension is underminig him now, so let him dance to the rythem now. A child that dose not allow his parent (mother) to sleep shall also not sleep.
How can this Guy, been the cief executive of the higher office in Ghana accord himself with prestige? who thought him how to file Taxes? If this is some thing he wants to be oprestinal in Ghana, why dont he involve every body, or all the civil servants.
There is a reggie music whic goes like this " He the voice of the Rasterman chanting..., Babylone rise and fall"
Ghana is aiming towards it down fall once again. No matter what you say, its in the open air. Untill the truth is discovered by all, there is a great opprtunity opened for the resuffle of the entire system controlling our beloved nation.
Flt. Lt. JJ Rawlings has come to do his, now its the turn for some one to also lift up the bunner of Justice and freedom for all.
how can a nation, almost a hundread years independence, still found itself in bondage? sill in the bottomless pit?
Allow people to speak their mind for the truth shall always make us free.
How dose this nation share its economic wealth? How can coruption be on the table of this fake politicans every morning as Tea and batter?
Some thing really ought to be done!
Let those who have ears hear, and those who are deaf dance and walk arround like fools for one day for the thief, and the other day for the court.
Atsupui 11 years ago

What is more preventive than provide for the same punishment for those who attempt to commit crimes? His suggestion is more academic than practical solutions to surging crimes. Do we have to make it attractive for people to a ...
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What is more preventive than provide for the same punishment for those who attempt to commit crimes? His suggestion is more academic than practical solutions to surging crimes. Do we have to make it attractive for people to attempt, and then punish them when they succeed? Please, if we have exhausted areas of academic discourse, we should be looking at solving the economic problems facing the country.
DONDOLI 11 years ago

The criminal Laws are made for only the poor. Its was like that before independence while the whites could get away with murder.
If ghana change the laws on criminal, all government employee will go to prison. They dont go ...
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The criminal Laws are made for only the poor. Its was like that before independence while the whites could get away with murder.
If ghana change the laws on criminal, all government employee will go to prison. They dont go work if even they come 10 mins they are gone. We still pay idiots like that.
If Akamba is not ghana he better go and help us, we people like you. Vision and understanding. Akamba
SAY IT LOUD ! 11 years ago

YOU SAID:

"And Justice Akamba agrees. He said the nature of crimes is evolving and highlighted the need for the state to find novel ways of dealing with society’s wrongs".

THAT IS TRUE AND VERY LOGICAL, BUT IF YOU ...
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YOU SAID:

"And Justice Akamba agrees. He said the nature of crimes is evolving and highlighted the need for the state to find novel ways of dealing with society’s wrongs".

THAT IS TRUE AND VERY LOGICAL, BUT IF YOU ARE CHANGING THE LAWS IN ANYWAY TO SUIT THE THINKING AND WILL OF THE HOMOSEXUALS OF EUROPE, FORGET IT.

WHY CANT YOU JUSTICES EVER LOOK BACK INTO YOUR AFRICAN SELVES AND DO THINGS. ONCE YOU LEAVE YOUR WAY AND FOLLOW SOMEBODY ELSE'S WAY, YOU WILL NEVER NEVER NEVER! GET TO WHERE YOU ARE GOING.

WE CALL IT STUPIDLY "COMMON LAW". COMMON TO WHO AND WHO ?
NANA K. A. 11 years ago

Yeah, I agree with Justice Joseph B. Akamba when he says, says it is time to review the nation’s penal codes to improve the approach to crime prevention and prosecutions.How could possession and smoking of just a joint of w ...
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Yeah, I agree with Justice Joseph B. Akamba when he says, says it is time to review the nation’s penal codes to improve the approach to crime prevention and prosecutions.How could possession and smoking of just a joint of weed send one to jail for 10 years. This is injustice and must be changed now.
shamu 11 years ago

Why is it now not before? since there are law makers and the rest of people in Ghana, they will take good care of it. We all knew that, there are a lot of loop holes in favour of politicians or corrupt people. This need to be ...
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Why is it now not before? since there are law makers and the rest of people in Ghana, they will take good care of it. We all knew that, there are a lot of loop holes in favour of politicians or corrupt people. This need to be done in a careful way without favour to anybody.
The African Patriot 11 years ago

It comes for under the theme: "The legacy of the former Ghana colonial power".

I think, it will not be a bad idea to review and restruct it new, once many politicians have seen the loop holes and making use of it for their ...
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It comes for under the theme: "The legacy of the former Ghana colonial power".

I think, it will not be a bad idea to review and restruct it new, once many politicians have seen the loop holes and making use of it for their individual pocket. They all need to be arrestd and jailed by court for 20 years.

What happened to the results of 1992 constitutional review?

The lecture, entitled “Preparation for crime: some thoughts on a just and effective scheme of liability,” was delivered by Willaim Wilson, a Professor of Criminal Law at Queen Mary, University of London.
Osei Yao 11 years ago

THE WHOLE GAMUT OF COLONIAL LAW AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION MUST BE DITCHED AND REPLACED WITH THE LEGAL SYSTEMS AND LAWS EVOLVED BY OUR FOREFATHERS.

THE WHOLE GAMUT OF COLONIAL LAW AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION MUST BE DITCHED AND REPLACED WITH THE LEGAL SYSTEMS AND LAWS EVOLVED BY OUR FOREFATHERS.
Ananga J 11 years ago

Yes the laws must change but my concern now is about the situation where somebody clearly commits a crime, I manage to get him to court and it me who has to prove the crime was committed. He remains innocent till proved guilt ...
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Yes the laws must change but my concern now is about the situation where somebody clearly commits a crime, I manage to get him to court and it me who has to prove the crime was committed. He remains innocent till proved guilty. So why should I bother sending him to court when it is like I am now on trial? Yes the law must change. It should be you are brought in guilty till a court proves your innocence. That way crime would reduce. You would see more criminals brought to court by good people to have them tried and put away.
no mercy 11 years ago

How Long will it take YOU Ghanaians to
review the laws, idiots

How Long will it take YOU Ghanaians to
review the laws, idiots

It’s time to review our laws – Justice Akamba

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