Presumption of Innocence Undermined: How Ghana’s 2018 Criminal Disclosure Regime Violates the Rights to Silence and Innocence; a Case for a Two-Phased Case Management Regime in Criminal Trials

The criminal justice system in every constitutional democracy must balance the state’s interest in law enforcement with the individual’s rights when accused. In Ghana, this tension is starkly illustrated by the 2018 Practice Directions on Disclosures and Case Management