Ghana: Information on whether the public tribunal system has been disbanded, on the consequences for those scheduled to appear and on its replacement
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GHA14831 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ghana: Information on whether the public tribunal system has been disbanded, on the consequences for those scheduled to appear and on its replacement, 1 July 1993, GHA14831, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac3e4.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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According to the Ghanaian Times, Chief Justice Philip E. N. K. Archer announced on 11 June 1993 that the Board of Public Tribunals will be merged with the Judicial Service as of 7 July 1993 (14 June 1993).
For information on the public tribunals in Ghana and the consequences of this decision, please refer to Responses to Information Requests GHA14085 (5 May 1993), GHA13492 (15 Mar. 1993), GHA13021 (8 Feb. 1993) and GHA0917 (18 May 1993), all available in the REFINFO database, and to the Question and Answer Series Paper entitled Ghana: Constitutional Democracy and the Fourth Republic of November 1992 which is available in the REFQUEST database and at your Regional Documentation Centre.
No additional and/or corroborating information is currently available to the DIRB in Ottawa.
Reference
The Ghanaian Times [Accra]. 14 June 1993. No. 11,219. "Tribunals Merge with Judicial Service July 7."
Attachment
The Ghanaian Times [Accra]. 14 June 1993. No. 11,219. "Tribunals Merge with Judicial Service July 7."