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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Autor principal:	Richard Obeng Mensah
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Publicado:	Noyam Publishers 2021
Materias:	ghana ppa investment dispute interpretation illegal contract power crisis power sector investment Social Sciences H
Acceso en línea:	https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.20212101 https://doaj.org/article/ec1fe6600ac74438af073b976185b6cf
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ec1fe6600ac74438af073b976185b6cf2021-11-29T14:19:04ZOxymoronic Legalism in the Ghanaian Supreme Court? Case Comment on Attorney-General V Faroe Atlantic Co Ltd.https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.202121012720-7722https://doaj.org/article/ec1fe6600ac74438af073b976185b6cf2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://noyam.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/EHASS20212101.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2720-7722In 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. Richard Obeng MensahNoyam Publishersarticleghanappainvestment disputeinterpretationillegal contractpower crisispower sector investmentSocial SciencesHENE-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Vol 2, Iss 10, Pp 130-138 (2021)
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description	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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title	Oxymoronic Legalism in the Ghanaian Supreme Court? Case Comment on Attorney-General V Faroe Atlantic Co Ltd.
title_short	Oxymoronic Legalism in the Ghanaian Supreme Court? Case Comment on Attorney-General V Faroe Atlantic Co Ltd.
title_full	Oxymoronic Legalism in the Ghanaian Supreme Court? Case Comment on Attorney-General V Faroe Atlantic Co Ltd.
title_fullStr	Oxymoronic Legalism in the Ghanaian Supreme Court? Case Comment on Attorney-General V Faroe Atlantic Co Ltd.
title_full_unstemmed	Oxymoronic Legalism in the Ghanaian Supreme Court? Case Comment on Attorney-General V Faroe Atlantic Co Ltd.
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Oxymoronic Legalism in the Ghanaian Supreme Court? Case Comment on Attorney-General V Faroe Atlantic Co Ltd.

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