Supreme Court of Ghana

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:appeals_to From High Court
From lower courts
From Court of Appeal
gptkbp:case_types Civil cases
Criminal cases
Administrative cases
Constitutional cases
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ghana
gptkbp:established gptkb:1960
gptkbp:function gptkb:Judicial_review
Dispute resolution
Constitutional interpretation
Final court of appeal
Interpretation of laws
Enforcement of laws
Protection of rights
gptkbp:has_authority_over gptkb:Constitution_of_Ghana
Judicial Service Act
Supreme Court Rules
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Accra
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:First_Supreme_Court_in_Ghana
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Supreme Court of Ghana
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Kwasi_Anin-Yeboah
gptkb:9
gptkbp:judicial_review gptkb:Human_rights_violations
gptkb:Yes
Administrative decisions
Constitutional matters
Broad
Executive actions
Legislative actions
gptkbp:jurisdiction Appellate jurisdiction
gptkbp:legal_framework gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:law
gptkb:Yes
Merit-based
Common law system
Judicial training institute
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ghana
gptkbp:notable_case gptkb:Abdulai_v._Attorney_General
gptkb:Ghana_National_Petroleum_Corporation_v._Aker_Energy
gptkb:Ghana_v._Abuga_Pele
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo v. John Mahama
Ghana v. Akwasi Agyeman
gptkbp:precedent Common law
Binding on lower courts
gptkbp:public_access Open to the public
gptkbp:role Guardian of the Constitution
gptkbp:website www.judicial.gov.gh
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Government_of_Ghana
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5