• Commercial Law in Ghana: Sourcebook (Hardcover)

    Commercial Law in Ghana: Sourcebook is written as a primary text for the study and practice of commercial law in Ghana. The book prioritises Ghanaian judicial decisions in the discussion of the various topics and legal concepts in commercial law. The book covers topics such as Law of Agency, Sale of Goods, Hire Purchase, Negotiable Instruments, Banking, as well as commercial litigation and arbitration. The book contains a lucid reader-friendly analysis of topics in commercial law in the light of relevant Ghanaian case law and legislation. The book will serve the needs of students of the law by providing them with legal analysis backed by Ghanaian sources. It would also serve as a practical guide to practitioners of commercial law.

  • Proceedings of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (Volume IV, 1966)

    Proceedings, 1966.

    Contents

    Making the Community Healthy – Dr. Fred T. Sai

    Medical Education in a Developing Country (Ghana) – Professor C.O. Easmon

    Industrial and Technological Possibilities in Ghana during the Seven-Year Development Plan Period – Mr. J.E. Cudjoe

    Some Ideas on the Organization of Scientific Research in Developing Countries – Professor A. Raid Tourky

    Towards Comprehensive Water Resource Development in Ghana – Mr. E. Lartey

    And What About Religion? – Rev. Professor C.G. Baeta

    Politics and Education – Mr. Geoffrey H.C. Bing

    Biochemistry in Hungary – Professor Bruno F. Straub

    Progress of Science in Uzbekistan – Dr. Ubai Arifovich Arifov

  • We the People and the Politics of Inclusion (Annual Lecture in the Humanities)

    Lecture delivered by Professor Kwame Gyekye, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Ghana and Scholar-in-Residence, Ashesi University (2010/2011). Delivered on 24 September 2013.

    “The words of the preamble of constitutions are emphatic on the centrality of the status of the people in the political order that was expected to be established by these constitutions. The self-referential phrase – We the People – mandates, without a shadow of doubt, a political system that is to be an inclusive system. For, without the politics of inclusion, that self-referential phrase becomes drained of real significance. It is the politics of inclusion, as interpreted in this lecture, that will, beyond representation, give adequate effect to and practical translation of the notion of the constitutional phrase: We the People.”

  • Race, Political Identity and Citizenship in Ghana: The Example of the Lebanese

    Inaugural lecture by Professor Emmanuel K. Akyeampong, Professor of History and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. Delivered on April 12, 2006.

  • The Poetry of Ephraim Amu (Ephraim Amu Memorial Lecture, #6)

    Lecture delivered by Professor L.A. Boadi in May, 2004.

    Dr Amu has been known for his musical compositions and experimentations in musical styles, and a lot has been written about this aspect of his work. But, apart from cursory references made by Professor Nketia and Professor Agawu about him as a poet, there hasn’t been much discussion on his Akan lyrics from the point of view of literature. Professor Boadi examines three of Amu’s poems (in Twi) in detail in this paper.

    The analysis of the form and depth of meaning in each of the lines and the words used make for very interesting reading.

  • Labour Law in Ghana: An Essential Guide

    This text is specifically designed to provide an essential guide to the labour law of Ghana. It is a very comprehensive text, covering all aspects of this area of the law, including the distinction between contract of service and contract for services, formation of the contract of employment, termination of the contract of employment, the rights and duties of employers and workers, dismissal of an employee, the distinction between the terms ‘termination’ and ‘dismissal’, as used in the context of employment, strikes as legitimate weapons in the hands of employees/workers and lockouts as legitimate weapons in the hands of employers, occupational health and safety, retirement and pensions and workmen’s compensation.

    The author presents the material in a very simple, straightforward and logically coherent manner and this makes reading the text very fascinating. It is an essential resource for all those seeking to get to grips with this fascinating area of law. Lawyers, Judges, HR Practitioners, Trade Union Leaders, Employers and Workers or Employees will find this text an invaluable resource. Lecturers and students of labour law will also find this text very useful as it fully and thoroughly covers the syllabus requirements of the LLB Laws, BA Human Resource Management, MBA Human Resources and related courses.

  • Akan Kasadwini (Akan Oral Literature)

    The book is a pioneering work of Akan oral literature written in the Akan language. It gives a theoretical view of oral literature and a detailed account of the major genres of oral literature in Akan. It deals with an introduction to literature and some aspects of stylistics. It ushers students of literature into some of the crucial issues of literature. The book deals with what literature is, and what it can afford to individuals and the society as a whole. It considers literature as an indispensable aspect of any society’s life. It also identifies the main characteristics of literature with specific reference to oral literature.

    The book treats some of the major terms in literature and supports them with examples. The book has 25 chapters and each chapter addresses, performance, composition, structure, functions and literary devices. Each chapter ends with sample questions that will help students to revise what they have learned from the chapter.

    The book is in response to the needs of students at the WASSCE, Diploma and Degree levels to the subject matter of oral literature in Akan. This book will also help Training College students both in their course work at college and also in their teaching.

  • Introduction to the Law of Torts in Ghana (Hardcover)

    This book attempts to state the Law of Torts as it should apply in the Ghana legal stem. Article I I of the 1992 Constitution recognises the common law principles as they were received from the Anglo-American common law tradition as part of the Laws of Ghana. Section 54 of the Courts Act, 1993 (Act 459) provides that our courts may in the determination of any issue arising from the common law, adopt, develop and apply remedies from any other legal system based on the Anglo-American legal tradition.

    In many contemporary common law countries, for example the UK and the USA, however, there has been an explosion of statutory interventions in the common law. This is reflected in the discussions of the common law principles in the recent editions of textbooks written in those countries. Unfortunately, these statutes are not “statutes of general application,” as this phrase is used and understood in the Ghana legal system. The admixture of these statutes and the common law in these countries makes the isolation of the parts of those books,  which are helpful to our causes in Ghana, a major challenge.

    This book attempts to isolate what is usable from what is not. The hope of the author and the publishers is that the reader, whether a practitioner or student, will find the principles of torts law, as stated in the book, devoid of the statutory contaminations.

  • Selected Papers and Lectures on Ghanaian Law (Hardcover)

    This book is a compendium containing chapters based on various papers and lectures on Ghanaian law delivered by the author. Its contents deal with a wide range of topics expected to be of interest, not only to Ghanaian lawyers, but also to lawyers in general and other persons interested in the legal process in developing countries.

    The topics include the legal system and legal education in Ghana, the Judiciary, human rights and good governance, and business law.

    The variety of topics treated means that the book can be regarded almost as a mini Reader on Ghanaian law.

  • Local Government and Decentralisation in Ghana

    Developments since the publication of the First Edition of this book in 2010 have compelled the revision and publication of this Second Edition.

    In 2011, the Fifth Government of the Fourth Republic launched a new ‘National Decentralisation Policy Framework’ (NDPF 1) and an accompanying National Decentralisation Action Plan’ (NDAP 1). The Local Government Service was operationalised in the same year, resulting in the migration of over 30,000 civil servants from the Civil Service to the Local Government Service.

    Prior to these, the Local Government Departments of District Assemblies) (Commencement) Instrument, 2009, L.1. 1961, had been enacted, allowing for the conversion of the de concentrated Departments at the district level into devolved Departments of the District Assemblies. The Local Government (Urban, Zonal and Town Councils and Unit Committees) (Establishment) Instrument, L.1. 1967, was enacted in 2010. The long-awaited Composite Budget was introduced in 2012.

    With the expiry of the NDPF 1/NDAP I in 2014, a new NDPF 11/NDAP 11 was launched in 2015 for the period 2015-2019.

    A new Local Government (Sub-Metropolitan District Councils of Metropolitan Assemblies (SMDCs)) (Establishment, Composition and Functions) Instrument, 2015. 11. 2223, was enacted to provide for uniform composition and functions for the SMDCs in all the six Metropolitan Assemblies.

    A National Development Planning (System) Regulations, 2016, enacted to support the National Development Planning and Act, 1994, 148. A Land Use and Spatial Planning Act, 2016, Act 925, was passed to establish a Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority and to devolve the Department of Country Planning to the MMDAs.

    The disparate laws on local government were consolidated into one Local Governance Act, 2016, Act 936. A new Sports Act 2016, Act 934 and a new decentralised National Youth Authority Act 939 were also enacted.

    It is these reforms that the Second Edition of the book has sought to capture, in addition to some elaborations on some of the theoretical underpinnings of local government and decentralisation in Ghana. The sections of Acton Civil Society Organisations and Non-State Actors and Women in Local Governance have been improved. Some aspects of the proposals of the Constitutional Review Commission on local government and decentralisation have been used. Some textual changes have also been made.

  • Medical Education and National Development in Africa (The J.B. Danquah Memorial Lecture, Series 22; 1989)

    Lectures delivered by Professor Emmanuel Quaye Archampong. Delivered in February 1989.

    Lecture 1: Priorities and Strategies

    Lecture 2: Available Resources and Their Utilization

    Lecture 3: Towards Integrated Medical Education Strategies for Development

  • Proceedings of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences & The J.B. Danquah Memorial Lecture, Series 6 (Volume XI, 1973)

    Proceedings, 1973.

    Contents

    Address by the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Mr. E.N. Moore, delivered at the 13th Anniversary Dinner of the Academy held on November 25, 1972

    Address by the President of the Academy, Mr. Justice Nii Amaa Ollennu, delivered at the 13th Anniversary Dinner of the Academy held on November 25, 1972

    Corporately-owned Land and Economic Development – Justice N.A. Ollennu

    The Public Service and the Administration of Public Affairs in Ghana (6th J.B. Danquah Memorial Lectures) – Mr. A.L. Adu

    Some Thoughts on the Definition of Targets and Strategies for National Development – Professor E.A. Boateng

    The National Shipping Line and its Future Prospects – Mr. G. K.B. de Graft-Johnson

    Ghana Airways and its Development – Mr. M.A. Wood

    Development Problems in the Ghana Railway and Ports Authority – Mr. P.O. Aggrey

    Towards a Viable Agricultural Programme for Ghana – Mr. I.M. Ofori

    Identifying Suitable Soils for Agricultural Production in Ghana – Dr. E.J. Thompson

    Marketing of Agricultural Products in Ghana – Mr. K. Antwi Agyei

    The Role of GIHOC in the Industralisation of Ghana – Colonel J.M. Ewa

    Industrial Policy in Ghana – Mr. Kwasi Wiafe-Annor

    Incentives and Appraisals for the Industrialization of Ghana – Dr. N.K. Asamoah

  • Proceedings of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences & The J.B. Danquah Memorial Lecture, Series 5 (Volume X, 1972)

    Proceedings, 1972.

    Contents

    Address by Mr. Justice N.A. Ollenu at the 12th Anniversary Dinner of the Academy held on November 27, 1971

    The Future of Family Relations in Ghana – Mr. Justice N.A. Ollenu

    Commonwealth in Eclipse? – Professor Dennis Austin (The J.B. Danquah Memorial Lecture, Series 5)

    Anniversary Address: Food, Population and Politics in Ghana – Dr. Fred T. Sai

    The General Demographic Situation in Ghana – Dr. K.T. de Graft-Johnson

    The Implication of Population for Development Planning – Dr. N.O. Addo

    Family Planning – Dr. A.A. Amar

    The Food and Nutrition of the Adult Worker – Dr. N.A. de Heer

    Food Production for a Growing Population – Mr. E. Bortei-Doku

    Aspects of the Formulation of a National Policy on Food Production and Population Growth – Professor S. Sey

    Political Factors Influencing Population Policy – Mr. B.D.G. Folson

    Economic Factors Influencing Population Policy – Dr. Kwame Adjei

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