E K Quansah

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ID5795075
NAMEE K Quansah
GIVEN NAMESE K
FAMILY NAMEQuansah
SIGNATUREQUANSAH E K
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT11
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1987
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2004
H-INDEX1

  • Recent Developments: Determining matrimonial property rights of non-domiciled spouses: the applicable law in Botswana

    Open AccessE K Quansah, Emmanuel QuansahARTICLEJournal of African Law2004

    The Private International Law rule to the effect that where there is no antenuptial contract the proprietary consequences of a marriage are determined by the husband's domiciliary law at the time of the marriage was, for the first time, the subject of legal arguments before the Court of Appeal in the case of Mtui v. Mtui . Under South African law, the law selected by this rule applies to all property of the spouses, whether acquired before or aft…

  • Unsworn statement from the dock and the accused person in Botswana

    Open AccessE K Quansah, Emmanuel QuansahARTICLEJournal of African Law1999

    In a criminal trial an accused person may either choose not to give evidence or give evidence on oath (or affirmation) or make an unsworn statement from the dock. It is with this latter option that this article is concerned. This right to make a statement without being sworn is recognized in section 218 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act (C. P. & E.) which confers competency on an accused person, their wife or husband to testify for the d…

  • Legal implication of death of a spouse in a divorce situation in Botswana

    Open AccessE K Quansah, Emmanuel QuansahARTICLEJournal of African Law1999

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  • The “Parol Evidence” Rule in Botswana: Choosing Equity Over Inequity

    Open AccessE K QuansahARTICLEJournal of African Law1998

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  • Competence of a spouse as a witness: Some unresolved issues in Botswana

    Open AccessE K Quansah, Emmanuel QuansahARTICLEJournal of African Law1998

    Marriage as a social institution has been deliberately protectedas a matter of State policy. Such protection manifests itself in a variety of ways, one of which is the subject of this article. In an attempt to protect the sanctity of marriage, a rule evolved under which spouses cannot give evidence against each other in legal proceedings. In the words of that venerable English jurist, Coke, if this were not so “it might be a cause of implacable d…

  • The Legal Practitioners Act, 1996, of Botswana

    Open AccessE K Quansah, Emmanuel QuansahARTICLEJournal of African Law1997

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  • Marriage by Divine Revelation: A Case of an Unfulfilled Prophecy

    Open AccessE K QuansahARTICLEJournal of African Law1996

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  • The Ombudsman Arrives in Botswana: A Note on the Ombudsman Act, 1995

    Open AccessE K Quansah, Emmanuel QuansahARTICLEJournal of African Law1995

    The enactment of the Ombudsman Act, 1995, marks Botswana's belated, albeit welcome, membership of the world-wide movement to enhance governmental administration. The Act brings to fruition the deliberations of an international conference on the suitability of the Ombudsman institution in Botswana held in Gaborone in 1993. The need for such an institution to complement the country's democratic institutions was made clear at that conference by the …

  • Is the Right to Get Pregnant a Fundamental Human Right in Botswana

    Open AccessE K Quansah, Emmanuel QuansahARTICLEJournal of African Law1995

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  • The Corruption and Economic Crime Act, 1994 of Botswana

    Open AccessE K Quansah, Emmanuel QuansahARTICLEJournal of African Law1994

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  • Updating Family Law: Recent Developments In Ghana

    Open AccessE K Quansah, Emmanuel QuansahARTICLEInternational and Comparative Law…1987Cited by: 1

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