Where guidelines or provisions impose substantive conditions for eligibility beyond those prescribed by section 222 of the Constitution, they are void, even if described as requirements…

Section 40 of the 1999 Constitution gives every person, including civil servants, the freedom to associate and belong to any political party. The section makes no…

Under Section 179(2) of the Criminal Procedure Law, a trial court may reduce a charge of murder to manslaughter. Manslaughter is an unintentional killing, not pre-meditated…

Stabbing a victim in a fragile part of the body such as the heart clearly indicates an intention to cause grievous injury, which is sufficient for…

Not every contradiction will upset a trial court's judgment. For a contradiction to warrant interference, it must be of such magnitude that it warrants interference with…

For the defence of self-defence to be available, the accused must face imminent apprehension of death or grievous harm from his victim.

Not every mistake or error in a judgment results in reversal. It is only when the error is so substantial that it has occasioned a miscarriage…

Where the accused is literate in English and the proceedings are conducted in English, the requirement that the charge be explained to him in a language…

The legal maxim omnia praesumuntur rite et solemniter esse acta presumes that judicial and official acts have been done rightly and regularly until the contrary is…

Under section 19 of the Criminal Code, intoxication is a defence only if the accused did not know what he was doing. The burden is on…

No accused can take shelter under the defence of intoxication if it is self-induced. Self-induced intoxication is no defence to a charge. The accused is presumed…

In determining what amounts to a fair hearing within a reasonable time, four factors must be considered: (1) length of delay; (2) reasons for the delay;…