A Critical Overview of Ghana's Petroleum Revenues Management Bill 2010

As Ghana gears towards ‘first oil,’ 15 December to be exact, its law and policy-makers scramble to create legal regimes designed to stand the test of time and set Ghana (unlike its African counter-parts) towards the non-resource curse path. To achieve this end, the government and its policy advisors over the past year have intrigued the populace with an array of policy options, some designed to provoke...

Slight "Qualification" On An Earlier Note!

Okay so I was a little perturbed after reading Moyo's book. But it seams in fact my frustration at Moyo's peace did not exist in a vacuum, it seems even Jeffrey Sachs (if you don't know him google him), sympathises with my frustration. In a recent conference held at St. Andrews, Scotland (of which I attended), he was equally disturbed by the sudden disregard for the good AID has done, citing various...

Human Rights: Law or Just Statements of Aspiration?

One of the purposes of the United Nations as stated in its Charter is to “promote and encourage respect for human rights,”[i] thereby instilling a legal obligation on member States to do all possible to ensure the achievement of the goals. Thus, the assumption that human rights are statements of aspirations and not law does not reflect the purposes of the Charter, or the developments of HR law over...

Charles Taylor; Innocent Until Proven Guilty? Maybe..

On July 14th former President of Liberia Charles Taylor took to a seat to defend himself from Charges of "war crimes" and other "crimes against humanity." A trial set by the Special Court of Sierra Leon (SCSL), held at the Hague. Mr. Taylor, before the trial started (on January 7th 2008) and until now still maintains his innocence (as many defendants in such cases usually do). I have just a few thoughts...