Justice Alexander Osei Tutu of the Court of Appeal Bench argues, in this edition of his Friday Writings that Section 41(3)(c) of the the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367) retaining barrenness as a ground for the dissolution of customary marriages is constitutionally infirm, empirically unsupported, procedurally unfair, doctrinally inconsistent and internationally non-compliant. Justice Osei Tutu argues, that the said section violates Articles 17(2) & 26 (2) of the 1992 Constitution per Nartey v. Gati, breaches its own equity proviso, and denies audi alteram partem by allowing elders to declare a woman barren with no medical proof. It discriminates per se, as there is no equivalent ground for male infertility. Using Breast Cancer Awareness Month as a lens – the womb as the object – and drawing on Daniels, Fortes, Yankah, WHO data and the 2021 Census, he calls for reforms. READ/DOWNLOAD ARTICLE HERE=> thelawplatform.online/post/t…

Happy birthday to the respected Justice of the High Court, H/L Justice Sedinam Awo Kwadam (Mrs). Her Ladyship is reputed for her involvement in the landmark Marwako food-poisoning judgments, the Bolt data-breach cases, and her contribution to the development of case law on breach of promise to marry in Ghana. She is a member of the Independent Examinations Committee of the General Legal Council and the Council for Law Reporting. In 2025, she graduated as valedictorian of her master’s cohort at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), earning a 3.98/4.00 CGPA in the LL.M in International Criminal Law and Justice. Her honors included the Dean’s Excellence Award for Best Graduate Student and the Fatou Bensouda Prize for outstanding performance. Her scholarship covers International Criminal Law, Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Procedural Fairness, and Legal Reform. Through her publications and academic work, she examines contemporary legal challenges and advances reforms that strengthen justice, accountability and the rule of law in Ghana and beyond. Committed to legal education and mentorship, she has lectured and facilitated programmes at Smith College in the United States, UPSA Law School and GIMPA Law School, while mentoring young lawyers through masterclasses by way of continuous legal education. In October 2025, she delivered the keynote address at the 5th Annual Conference of the Federation of African Law Students at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, where she was honoured for her commitment to justice and youth mentorship. Her national service extends beyond the courtroom. She serves on the Independent Examinations Committee of the General Legal Council, the Governing Board of the Council for Law Reporting, and the Judicial Training Institute’s Committee on the Localization of Legal Research Training Modules. A graduate of the Ghana School of Law and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, with further international exposure through professional visits to the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice and other institutions in The Hague, Justice Kwadam exemplifies intellectual rigour, professionalism, mentorship and dedication to judicial service. The team at The Law Platform joins all well wishers to wish H/L Justice Sedinam Awo Kwadam a happy birthday 🎁🎊🎉 Shine on My Lady!