Foreign homosexuality laws do not apply in Ghana – Supreme Court
Published:
3 months ago
Source:
GhanaWeb
The Supreme Court has explained why it upheld the law criminalising unnatural carnal knowledge in the country. According to the apex court, foreign laws are not applicable in the country. Therefore, the fact that certain countries have legalised the act does not mean it has to be legalised in Ghana. It further stated that foreign laws which are alien to the values of the country cannot be adopted, as reported by graphic.com.gh
"The law's utility thus becomes waste if it is just transportation of alien cultural values and ideas which have no foundation at all with the peculiar social factors in our legal system," the court held. The court also upheld that the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), Section 104 (1) (b), which criminalised unnatural carnal knowledge, did not violate the 1992 Constitution.