The Ghana School of Law (GSL) is an educational institution in
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
for training lawyers.
The school is the only one that provides training for law graduates in the Barrister at Law program.
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The Professional Law Course is designed for Law Graduates who have obtained an LLB degree and have passed the entrance examination. On completion of this course the graduate is qualified to practice law in Ghana.
Until the Ghana School of Law was established in 1958, all lawyers in Ghana were trained abroad, almost always at the ]Inns of Court
The Inns of Court in London are the professional associations for barristers in England and Wales. There are four Inns of Court – Gray's Inn, Lincoln's Inn, Inner Temple and Middle Temple.
All barristers must belong to one of them. They have ...
in England.
By convention all lawyers admitted to practice in Ghana become automatic members of the Ghana Bar Association
The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) is a professional association of lawyers in Ghana, including what used to be called solicitors and barristers but are now called legal practitioners, as well as magistrates.
By convention all lawyers admitted to pr ...
.
History of the Ghana School of Law
After Ghana attained independence in 1957, the development of legal education was discussed after which the legal practitioner's Act, 1958 was enacted which gave birth to General Legal Council https://www.glc.gov.gh/. The council was charged with the responsibility of organizing legal education in Ghana. The first African Chief Justice of Ghana Sir Kobina Arku Korsah, appointed Professor J.H. A Lang as the first Director of Legal Education to ensure the administration and supervision of Legal Education and also the establishment of some courses on instruction.
The main campus of the Ghana School of Law is at Makola in Accra
Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...
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There are other satellite campuses also subsequently established at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is a public University of Ghana that focuses on science and technology. The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is the public university established in the country, as well a ...
in Kumasi
Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie, usually spelled Kumase in Twi) is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is the ...
to open a second School of Law there.
And finally at GIMPA
The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) is a public co-educational university spread over four campuses ( Accra, Tema, Kumasi and Takoradi) and made up of six schools, ten research centers located at Greenhill in Accr ...
campus near Legon
Legon , a suburb of the Ghanaian city Accra, is situated about north-east of the city center in the Accra Metropolis District, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Legon is home to the main campus of the University of Ghana. Ghanaia ...
.
The Kumasi campus of the GSL was officially inaugurated in November 2010 by Her Ladyship Mrs. Justice Georgina Theodora Woode
Georgina Theodora Wood (née Lutterodt; born 8 June 1947) is a Ghanaian judge and also a former police prosecution officer. She was the Chief Justice of Ghana and the first woman to occupy that position. She retired in 2017 after five decades ...
, Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana
See also
* B. J. Da Rocha
*Peter Ala Adjetey
Peter Ala Adjetey (11 August 1931 – 15 July 2008) was the Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana from 2001 to 2005.
Early life
Peter Ala Adjetey was born on 11 August 1931 at Accra, the capital of Ghana. He obtained his basic education at St. P ...
*V.C.R.A.C. Crabbe
Vincent Cyril Richard Arthur Charles (V.C.R.A.C.) Crabbe (29 October 1923 – 7 September 2018) was a Ghanaian jurist and statesman who served as a judge of the Supreme Court of Ghana in the second Ghanaian republic from 1970 to 1972 and the ...
References
Ghana School of Law Journal 1991
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Law schools in Ghana
Educational institutions established in 1958
1958 establishments in Ghana