RESPONSE PAPER: Amma Owusu Sarpong v. Kojo Owusu Sarpong Supreme Court of Ghana, Civil Appeal No. J4/77/2023 (17 December 2025)
Publisher: E. Broni-Bediako, Esq. Introduction The decision of the Supreme Court in Amma Owusu Sarpong v. Kojo Owusu Sarpong (Civil Appeal No. J4/77/2023, delivered on 17th December 2025) represents a significant restatement and cautious recalibration of Ghanaian jurisprudence on spousal property distribution under Article 22 of the 1992 Constitution. While affirming the constitutional commitment to […]
Presumed Guilty at Birth: The Legal Implications of Ghana’s Proposed Mandatory DNA Paternity Testing Bill
By Isaac Osei-Owusu Introduction A storm is brewing in Ghana’s Parliament — one that touches on biology, identity, family, and the very architecture of constitutional rights. In April 2026, two Private Member’s Bills emerged from the legislature proposing, among other things, that every child born in a Ghanaian healthcare facility be subjected to compulsory DNA […]
Security, Sovereignty & the Asymmetry of Borders: Why Ghanaians Are Screened at Schiphol But Not at Home
A legal analysis of the divergent security screening obligations at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, the jurisdictional basis of Ghana’s outbound visa verification, and why the United States imposes no equivalent duty on departing passengers. BY ISAAC OSEI-OWUSU Versus Legal & Advocacy PRUC · International Travel & Immigration Law Every year, tens of thousands of Ghanaians and […]