Ghana
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- constitutional democracy
- CONSTITUTION
- April 28, 1992
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English and customary law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Parliament
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court; High Court, Court of Appeal, regional courts
RELIGIONS
68.8% Christians, 15.9% Muslims, 8.5% traditional, others
From the country
- JULY 1, 2007GhanaDEATH PENALTY
the President of Ghana, J.A. Kufuor...
the President of Ghana, J.A. Kufuor....
- MARCH 6, 2007GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA FREES OR COMMUTES SENTENCES OF 1,206 PRISONERS
Ghana’s President, John Kufuor, freed or commuted the sentences of 1,206 prisoners to mark the 50th
- JANUARY 1, 2007GhanaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty has been in Ghana’s statute books...
The death penalty has been in Ghana’s statute books since the inception of English common law in the country in 1874.
- JUNE 5, 2006GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA. DEPUTY AG DESIGNATE AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
the nominee for the position of deputy Attorney-General and minister for justice, Kwame Osei Prempeh, said he did not subscribe to the death penalty as punishment for those convicted under Ghana’s laws.
- MARCH 1, 2006GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA. SUPREME COURT NOMINEE AGAINST CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Justice Samuel Kwadwo Asiamah, a nominee to the Supreme Court of Ghana, said he was against capital punishment and personally felt that the death penalty should be abolished.
- JANUARY 1, 2006GhanaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty has been in Ghana’s statute books...
The death penalty has been in Ghana’s statute books since the inception of English common law in the country in 1874.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2005GhanaDEATH PENALTY
Ghana still retains the death penalty for armed robbery, treason and first-degree murder.
Ghana still retains the death penalty for armed robbery, treason and first-degree murder.
- OCTOBER 25, 2005GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA. A-G WANTS DEATH PENALTY ABOLISHED
the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice joined other key players in the administration of Ghana’s justice system in a call for the abolition of the death penalty.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2004GhanaDEATH PENALTY
A Ghana Supreme Court nominee, Justice Felix Michael...
A Ghana Supreme Court nominee, Justice Felix Michael Lartey argued that death sentence should be expunged from the country's statute books because it is was not serving any purpose
- JUNE 2, 2004GhanaDEATH PENALTY
Ghanaian national Martin Anderson, alias Belo, was...
Ghanaian national Martin Anderson, alias Belo, was sentenced to death by the South Jakarta district court, Indonesia, for trying to sell 50 grams (1
- APRIL 11, 2004GhanaDEATH PENALTY
Ghana still retains the death penalty for armed robbery, treason and first-degree murder.
Ghana still retains the death penalty for armed robbery, treason and first-degree murder.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2003GhanaDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Appeal in Malaysia upheld the conviction...
The Court of Appeal in Malaysia upheld the conviction and death sentence imposed on Emmanuel Yaw Teiku, a 43 year old Ghanian national, by the Alor Star High Court on July 24, 2001, for trafficking in more than half a kilogramme of heroin into Malaysia in