Consultancy Agreement Land Administration Project (LAP) Category Research & Advocacy for Development Year2004-2006 PROJECT DESCRIPTION In partnership with Kotey & Associates, Law and Development Associates (LADA) undertook a comprehensive legislative and judicial review of the constitutional, legislative, judicial and customary law framework on land administration in Ghana. This was followed by the development of proposalsRead More
Consultancy Agreement Review of Forestry and Wildlife Policies, Laws and the Development of Policy Recommendations and Legislative Proposals Category Research & Advocacy for Development Year 2008-2010 PROJECT DESCRIPTION In 2008, the Forestry Commission (F.C.) engaged Law and Development Associates (then Atuguba and Associates) to provide consultancy services for the review of Ghana’s forestry and wildlifeRead More
MCC’s Sierra Leone Threshold Program activities included installing new water pipes and water distribution kiosks, like the one pictured above, in the capital city of Freetown. MCC recently closed the $44.4 million Sierra Leone Threshold Program focused on institutional strengthening and policy reform in the energy, water, and regulatory sectors. One of the threshold’s majorRead More
“There is always discord when it comes to resettlement issues in Sierra Leone. This could be attributed to the fact that there is no national policy that clearly states the terms, conditions and standard for resettlement,” Millennium Challange Coordinating Unit (MCCU) Water Sector Project Director, Ansumana Swarray, explained. However, because of the unavailability of aRead More
Ghanaians are flocking to the courts at a much higher rate than before. Invariably this has put pressure on the civil litigation system; cases are being stretched and delayed. The system is clogged, and people who’ve turned to the courts are often frustrated and upset. But Ghana’s justice system is not just slow. It isRead More
The Government has been asked to stop using police officers as prosecutors in court because it is asking them to do too much. Public Interest lawyer Martin Kpebu has argued, police prosecutors cannot do the job as properly as lawyers can. An under staffed AG’s Department use police prosecutors to fill in the human resourceRead More
On Monday, the Supreme Court spoke, hopefully for the last time, on the Abu Ramadan case. What exactly did they say? You will recall that the Plaintiffs returned to court, ostensibly for a clarification of the judgment of the Supreme Court delivered on the 5th of May, and seeking a number of reliefs. The firstRead More
Consultancy Agreement Developing a Research Report of Statelessness in Ghana; Policies, Laws, Institutions, Incidence and Recommended Actions CategoryResearch & Advocacy for Development Year2017-2018 PROJECT DESCRIPTION With support from UNHCR and CHRAJ, Law and Development Associates (LADA) undertook a comprehensive study of statelessness in Ghana. In the study, we addressed a broad range of policy, legal,Read More
