Holds exclusive original jurisdiction over the interpretation and enforcement of the Constitution, alongside its role as final court of appeal. Any person may invoke that jurisdiction without showing personal injury.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- supreme
- Court type
- Apex court with exclusive constitutional jurisdiction
- Jurisdiction
- National
- Seat
- Accra
- Established
- 1960
- Composition
- Chief Justice and not fewer than nine other Justices
- Appointment
- Presidential appointment on the advice of the Judicial Council, with the approval of Parliament
- Languages
- English
Where an appeal goes next
Final
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