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Chiefs and the Law in Ghana

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ID16766705
AuthorsA Kodwo Mensah-Brown (corresponding author)
Year1969
Volume13
Issue2
Pages57-63
Publication date1969-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of African Law (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0221-8553 • E-ISSN: 1464-3731
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/s0021855300003107
OpenAlexW2095649958
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited5

On 24th February, 1966, with the overthrow of Kwame Nkrumah and his régime by the Armed Forces with the cooperation of the Police Service of Ghana, Ghana entered a new phase in her national development. By a Proclamation of 22nd February, 1966, the new military régime (the National Liberation Council [N.L.C.]) suspended the Constitution and its subsequent amendments, dissolved the National Assembly and banned the Convention People's Party, i.e., the former ruling party. It also confirmed the tenure of judicial and other public offices; and, until changes were made, the courts and existing laws were to continue in existence. 2 The N.L.C. was declared to be the government of Ghana, pending the promulgation of a new Constitution and the formation of a new government under such Constitution, 3 with full power to legislate by Decree. 4

Constitution · Convention · Decree · Government (linguistics) · Political science · Proclamation · Promulgation · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Public Administration

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Unique citing works5
Citations per year0,13
Citation span1987 - 2026 (40)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 5
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