Kwaku Ansa-Asare and Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo

Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has cast doubt on the legal merit of the Chief Justice’s decision to seek intervention from the ECOWAS Court.

He has described it as a misguided effort that undermines Ghana’s established legal processes.

Speaking on TV3’s KeyPoints on Saturday, July 12, 2025, Ansa-Asare argued that Ghana’s rules of evidence and court procedures are rooted in domestic law and cannot be replaced or overruled by regional legal standards.

“Our procedures are firmly embedded in the High Court rules and the Evidence Act of 1975. ECOWAS does not have a sub-regional procedure that we are violating”, he stated.

He maintained that the suspended Chief Justice’s move is unlikely to succeed and may ultimately harm her own legal position.

“Taking the matter out of the purview of our courts to the ECOWAS Court is not going to achieve the desired purpose. It will be defeated,” he stressed.

Ansa-Asare further criticised the suspended Chief Justice for what he described as self-inflicted legal missteps, saying her actions are worsening the situation.

“She’s making her bed and lying in it. It saddens and pains me that she is adding insult to injury. Such procedural blunders are difficult to justify given her legal background”, he indicated.

He concluded that while litigation is part of due process, legal errors from someone of her standing raise serious concerns about judgment and leadership within the judiciary.

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