NEW legislation governing mortgages became effective from 1 January 1973. This is the Mortgages Decree, 1972.1 The Decree, which follows the recommendations of the Law Reform Commission, was actually promulgated in August, 1972, but was given a deferred date of commencement perhaps partly to enable the public to become familiar with its provisions before it came into force. One other poss…
A DOCTRINE, which appears so far to have been unquestioned, is that in Ghana there is no land without an owner. Its implication seems to be that for e\'ery piece of land in the country it is possible to identify an owner. While this 'doctrine may serve some purposes of convenience and may also usefully be called in aid in the resolution of otherwise intractable land disputes, it is the pr…
This is a review of the methodology and style of legal research of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., focusing on the ideological and philosophical leanings that informed his scholarship. The review spans selected works of his undergraduate days through his mid-career writings and his representative opinions on the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Massachusetts and the Supreme Court of the Unite…
Civil liability for pollution damage is recognized and firmly established under international law. However, there is no global international treaty that addresses this issue with respect to offshore oil and gas exploration. This may be due partly to the infrequency of the occurrence of offshore oil well blowouts. However, offshore operations represent a constant threat to the marine environment…
Purpose: To contribute to the internet use literature with particular respect to lawyers. This current study seeks to investigate qualitatively, the impact of the internet on the work of lawyers in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach: Following several other empirical studies in the general information systems arena, a qualitative design was adopted for this study. A second motivation for a…