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20 Oxford U. Commw. L.J. 1 (2020)

handle is hein.journals/oxuclwj20 and id is 1 raw text is: OXFORD UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH LAW JOURNAL 2020, VOL. 20, NO. 1, 1-26 https://doi.org/10.1080/14729342.2020.1763595 Routledge Taylor & Francis Group Ghana's jury crisis: implications for constitutional human rights Julia Selman Ayetey Faculty of Law, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana ARTICLE HISTORY Received 25 August 2018; Accepted 20 September 2019 KEYWORDS Jury; Ghana; constitutional law; criminal law; human rights; reform 1. Introduction Following independence in 1957, Ghana endured almost four decades of pol- itical instability including abrogation of constitutional rule. The 1992 Consti- tution of the Republic of Ghana (the Constitution) came into force in 1993 and its status as the supreme law of the land has been uninterrupted. The Constitution has embraced and has contributed to an increased awareness of human rights and democratic principles which the courts have broadly pro- tected and enforced. However, infringements of these rights and principles persist in criminal jury trials. The effects of these infringements have long been a source of frustration for judges, prosecutors, defence lawyers, witnesses, victims and, seemingly, jurors themselves. For the accused, juries are often more than simply a source of frus- tration. In many cases juries have, directly or indirectly, resulted in the unjust CONTACT Julia Selman Ayetey jselman-ayetey@ucc.edu.gh This article has been republished with minor changes. These changes do not impact the academic content of the article. 0 2020 Faculty of Law, Oxford University

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