Right to fair trial in Ghana criminal proceedings
- Autores: Eric Appiah Yeboah
- Directores de la Tesis: María Isabel González Pascual (dir. tes.), Roberto Toniatti (codir. tes.)
- Lectura: En la Universitat Pompeu Fabra ( España ) en 2017
- Idioma: español
- Tribunal Calificador de la Tesis: Coral Arangüena Fanego (presid.), Joan Solanes Mullor (secret.), Rafael Bustos Gisbert (voc.)
- Programa de doctorado: Programa de Doctorado en Derecho por la Universidad Pompeu Fabra
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Resumen: Esta disertación discute el derecho a un juicio justo en el proceso penal de Ghana que es violado, restringido y comprometido porque los derechos procesales de los acusados siguen siendo inaplicables. Los derechos procesales se relacionan con el principio de igualdad de armas. Mientras tanto, los instrumentos jurídicos actuales dentro del marco liberal de protección están equivocados, y los instrumentos existentes no garantizan el derecho aquí en cuestión. Advierto que el sistema no pone a los criminales acusados en igualdad de condiciones y relativa igualdad con la fiscalía estatal. Por interés de la justicia, sugiero que los abogados de asistencia letrada deben ser designados para representar a los acusados no representados en los gastos del Estado, donde el acusado no tiene medios para pagar. Esto permanece latente, básico y en aplicación superficial en Ghana. ¿Cómo se ha desarrollado en la disertación el procedimiento imperativo de derecho consuetudinario como complemento del sistema inglés en Ghana? Y los rasgos distintivos entre Ghana e Inglaterra / procedimiento de ley penal de Gales; Se ha analizado el impacto de la Carta Africana y la Convención Europea sobre los procedimientos penales nacionales de Ghana e Inglaterra. La conclusión afirma que las actuales instituciones e instrumentos jurídicos son débiles e insuficientes para garantizar el derecho a un juicio justo en Ghana en comparación con el Reino Unido y, por lo tanto, recomienda la necesidad de reformar los mecanismos legales para reemplazar los sistemas ineficientes y mejorar el acceso a la justicia justa.
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Abstract : This dissertation discusses the Right to fair trial in the criminal process of Ghana which is violated, constrained and compromised because procedural rights of the accused remain unenforceable. Procedural rights interrelate with the principle of equality of arms. Meanwhile, the current legal instruments within the liberal framework for protection are misguided, and the existing instruments do not guarantee the right here in question. I advocate that the system fails to put the criminally accused on equal balance and relative equality with the state prosecution. For interest of justice, I suggest that legal aid lawyers should be assigned to represent the unrepresented accused at the state expense where the accused has no means to pay. This remains dormant, basic and in superficial application in Ghana. How imperative customary law proceedings as a complement to the English system in Ghana has been unfolded in the dissertation; and the distinguishing features between Ghana and England/Wales criminal law procedure; impact of the African Charter and European Convention over the domestic criminal proceedings of Ghana and England has been analysed. The conclusion affirms that the current legal institutions and instruments are weak and inadequate to guarantee the right to fair trial in Ghana as compared to the UK and therefore recommends the need for re-enactment of legal mechanisms to replace the inefficient and unenforced system in order to improve access to justice and fairness.
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