The (Il)Legality of Ghana’s Covid-19 Emergency Response: A Commentary

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Abstract

The first quarter of 2020 will be remembered as a time when one virus redefined the norms of the human race. Like their global compatriots, Ghanaians have not been spared from the wrath of Covid-19. Confronted by the spread of the pandemic, the Ghanaian government declared a state of emergency and adopted a new framework, the Imposition of Restriction Act (IRA), to contain the rate of infection. This was despite the existence of three instruments that provide emergency powers for the President. Against this backdrop, this chapter surveys the steps the President took in declaring the state of emergency, the legal avenues that could have been used to manage social distancing, the threat the IRA poses to Ghana’s constitutional dispensation during and after the Covid-19 era, and how this threat could be averted.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConstitutional Resilience and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Subtitle of host publicationPerspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages311-339
Number of pages29
ISBN (Electronic)9783031064012
ISBN (Print)9783031064005
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2022
Externally publishedYes

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