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Kwaku Agyeman-Budu
Ghana Institute of Management & Public Administration
Dr. Kwaku Agyeman-Budu is a Lawyer and
a Senior Law Lecturer at the Ghana Institute
of Management & Public Administration (GIMPA) in Accra, Ghana. Kwaku has a BA and LL.B from the University of Ghana, an LL.M in International Law & Justice and an (SJD) from Fordham University. He was the former Head of Law Centers at the GIMPA Law School, where he oversaw the management of the African Center of International Criminal Justice (ACICJ) and the African Center on Law & Ethics (ACLE). In 2022, he was appointed, Dean of the
GIMPA Law School, becoming the youngest
Law Dean in the history of Ghana. His research interests include Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Human Rights Law and International Criminal Law & Justice.
Talk Information:
Constitutionalism in Ghana: Examining the 1992 Fourth Republican Constitution
February 23, 2024 | 9:00 AM
In 1981, the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) overthrew Ghana’s government of the Third Republic and abrogated the 1979 Third Republican Constitution of Ghana, and ruled the country for the next eleven (11) years. The making of the 1992 Constitution therefore traces its roots to the PNDC era and the local government reforms it introduced. This 1992 Constitution has subsequently become Ghana’s longest lasting Constitution. Even though democratic rule under this current Constitution
has not been a panacea to all our problems and challenges, it has nonetheless given us the most stable period in our political history. There are therefore many who revere the Constitution as having kept the nation together from any military adventurism. While this may be true, there seems to be a subtle acquiescence to the dark aspects of the Constitution and thereby indirectly allowing undemocratic provisions to rule the country. The paper therefore seeks to review some of the key tenets of constitutionalism underpinning the 1992 Constitution and review some of the recommendations for amendment to the
Constitution as suggested by the Constitution Review Commission over a decade ago.