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The Right to liberty and Freedom of movement in the shackles of Administrative Acts in Covid-19 Ghana; The legal implications in Ghana’s constitutional jurisprudence

Source: Martin Waana-Ang and Frederick Agaaya Adongo

The Right to liberty and Freedom of movement in the shackles of Administrative Acts in Covid-19 Ghana; The legal implications in Ghana’s constitutional jurisprudence
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The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered governments the world over to make certain impositions towards the curtailment of the spread, and the possible elimination of the virus altogether. Following the development of vaccines by pharmaceutical companies to help combat the virus, many organizations and some states have directed that their workers and citizens be compulsorily vaccinated.

The Republic of Ghana is part of the many that have issued this directive. The Ministry of Health issued a directive to the effect that, effective 12th December, 2021 all persons who are eighteen years of age and above arriving in Ghana are required to provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19. The directive further indicated that unvaccinated residents and citizens of Ghana who were outside the country at the time and intended to return within fourteen days after the coming into force of these directives were exempted from the requirement of full vaccination, save that upon their arrival at the airport, they would be vaccinated…

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