Fast Track High Court

Fast Track High Court
Country Ghana
Location Accra, Ghana

The Fast Track High Court is one of the Senior Courts in Ghana

Unconstitutionality

Ghana's Supreme Court declared the Fast Track Court Unconstitutional following a suit brought against it by Mr. Tsatsu Tsikata.In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has ruled the Fast Track Court, created by the NPP government,was illegal.[1]

Constitutionality

On 26 June 2002, The Supreme Court (SC) by a six-five-majority verdict on Reversed its earlier decision on the constitutionality of the Fast Track Court .[2] The six judges made up of the Chief Justice, Mr Justice Edward Kwame Wiredu, Mr Justice George Acquah, Mr Justice Williams Atugubah, Mrs Justice Sophia Akuffo, Mr Justice George Lamptey and Mr justice Kwame Afreh held the view that the FTC was not alien to the Constitution. The five dissenting Judges, who were hitherto in the majority and maintained their earlier decision that FTC was unconstitutional were: Mrs Justice Joyce Bamford-Addo, Mr Justice A. K. B. Ampiah, Mr Justice F. Y. Kpegah, Mr Justice E. D. K. Adjabeng and Mr Justice Thoedore Kwame Adzoe.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fast Track Court is illegal -Supreme Court". Ghanaweb. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Fast Track Courts Are Now Constitutional -SC". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
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