Custom

You Are Not Engaged, You Are Married; In Defence of Customary Marriage [Article]

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This paper, is a reaction to a developing trend among sections of Ghanaians in describing marriage duly conducted under custom as an ‘Engagement’. There is the need to correct this erroneous label and to resist any attempt to conceptualize customary marriage as ‘Engagement’. As a people we are defined by our unique cultural heritage it … Read more

Where Is Parliaments Upper House In Ghana? The Chiefs and Customary Law

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The customs of a people are usually a reflection of their past and of course, a strong indication of their likely future. Today, I would like to examine Ghana’s political focus in the context of the customs of its citizens. Chiefs are politicians in Ghana, despite the fact that they are not elected through universal … Read more