Oxymoronic Legalism in the Ghanaian Supreme Court? Case Comment on Attorney-General V Faroe Atlantic Co Ltd.
In 2005, the Supreme Court of Ghana in Attorney-General v Faroe Atlantic Co Ltd rendered its decision on the interpretation of Article 181(5) of the 1992 Constitution. The Court’s decision influenced its subsequent decisions in 2011 and 2012 on the scope and application of Article 181(5). This Ca...
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Noyam Publishers
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.20212101 https://doaj.org/article/ec1fe6600ac74438af073b976185b6cf |
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| Sumario: | In 2005, the Supreme Court of Ghana in Attorney-General v Faroe Atlantic
Co Ltd rendered its decision on the interpretation of Article 181(5) of the 1992
Constitution. The Court’s decision influenced its subsequent decisions in 2011 and
2012 on the scope and application of Article 181(5). This Case Comment reveals
that the Court’s interpretation in relation to the PPA in question was oxymoronic
in that it simultaneously held the PPA as both valid and void. The author argues
that the Court would have rendered a clearer and fairer decision if it had wholly
interpreted Article 181. Its partial interpretation, needless bureaucratic judicial
process, and the Government’s lack of due diligence are disincentives to private
investment in Ghana’s power sector. |
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