Ensure proper mechanisms for enforcement of Continental Court’s decisions- African lawyers urged
She noted that it's time for all to see the decisions of the continent’s court as solving and dealing with the pressing issues bedeviling its people
A former Chief Justice of Ghana, Justice Sophia Akuffo has charged legal practitioners on the continent to ensure that proper mechanisms are put in place in their various countries for the enforcement of useful decisions of the African court.
She noted that it's time for all to see the decisions of the continent’s court as solving and dealing with the pressing issues bedeviling its people.
Justice Akuffo made this known when she gave an address at the Opening Ceremony of the 32nd Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition being hosted by the KNUST.
This edition, which has sixty-one(Law) faculties from seventeen(17) African countries battling it out on the hypothetical cases in the areas of Corruption, Sexual Minority Rights, and Harmful Practices is expected to end on Saturday, September 9.
Additionally, Justice Akuffo charged the participating students to set a higher standard in their study of law to benefit the continent by helping to solve its numerous existing and emerging challenges.
On his part, the representative of the Asantehene, Daasebre Osei Bonsu II made a suggestion for traditional leaders to be invited to participate in such moot conferences so they can share their views on the pressing human rights issues bedeviling societies.
Moreover, the Vice Chancellor of KNUST, Prof. Mrs. Akosua Dickson underscored the need for academics, faculties, and students to constantly deliberate and unravel pertinent issues confronting their existence.
So far, four qualified teams from Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Burkina Faso are expected to battle it out for the ultimate on Saturday, September 9, 2023.
