The Impact Of The Land Act On Property Rights of Spouses & The Equality Is Equity Principle; Perspectives In The Days Of Adam, Quartey, Mensah, Adjei & Anyetei & Now Kodie
A Speech Delivered by Barima Nana Yaw Kodie Oppong; Director of Legal Education in Ghana & Director, Ghana School of Law at the 2023 Ghana Bar Association Annual Conference held in Cape Coast, Ghana
MY LEARNED FRIENDS,
A couple of weeks ago, I received a call from the Bar Secretary. In the course of the conversation, he enquired whether I would accept to lead a discussion on this unruly horse of a topic which I have recrafted thus: The Impact Of The Land Act On The Property Rights of Spouses. I gladly accepted the challenge.
Some may be saying of “Adam and Quartey and the rest of the names in the above title we know what they stand for, but what does ‘Kodie’ stand for in the context of matrimonial causes?” The position of Kodie (Kodie, my good self) on this matter is quite well known and I shall summarise the same at the end of this discussion.
Suffice it to state here and now that I do not believe that it is consistent with the customs, practices and usages of most communities in Ghana and indeed, for those who are bound by the relevant tenets of the Holy Bible, for a man, worse still, a husband, to be interested in and lay a claim to the property of his wife, whether or not acquired during marriage, and notwithstanding her wealth or station in life, which may be far better than that of the man. Such conduct is generally considered not just an aberration but more importantly, an abomination.
Read full article below:
