The limits of human rights: some aspects of the Ghanaian Fourth Republican Constitution in perspective

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Title:	The limits of human rights: some aspects of the Ghanaian Fourth Republican Constitution in perspective
Author:	Kufuor, Kofi Oteng
Year:	1993
Periodical:	Verfassung und Recht in Übersee
Volume:	26
Issue:	4
Pages:	362-371
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Ghana
Subjects:	human rights social and economic rights
Abstract:	The fundamental human rights and freedoms of all persons resident in Ghana are protected under Chapter 5, Articles 13-30 and Article 162 of the 1992 Constitution. This paper aims to determine the extent of the protection of civil and political rights as well as economic and social rights under the Ghanaian constitution. It examines the right to life; the protection of personal liberty; the civil and political rights of lawfully resident aliens; the duties of the citizen; Article 34 of the First Schedule (transitional provisions of the constitution and the implications for human rights); economic and social rights (including the right to work and the right to leisure). Attention is also paid to the question of to what extent the State can be compelled to institute measures geared towards the realization of these rights. The author concludes that the protection of human rights under the constitution is a bold step in the direction of guaranteeing the liberty of the individual. There is, however, scope for extra measures to be taken to provide greater safeguard for the rights of the individual. Notes, ref., sum. (p. 360).