THE LAW’S MAJESTY: WHY THE EXCLUSION OF ‘VOLUNTARY’ DUAL CITIZENS FROM SIERRA LEONE’S PARLIAMENT SHOULD NOT BE LEGALLY DEBATABLE AT ALL
BY: Francis Ben Kaifala Esq.
BY: Francis Ben Kaifala Esq.
By Ebunoluwa Finda Tengbe
The Courts on Trial: The Case against the Existence of Judicial Independence in Sierra Leone
TAKING RISK: THE ROLE OF LAWYERS AND BANKERS IN CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATION FOR COMMERCIAL BANKS
By Francis Ben Kaifala
WHY CAN’T OUR ‘BANKERS’ BE BANKERS?
By: Francis Ben Kaifala Esq.
THE LOOT OF A NATION: EBOLA, DEBT RELIEF AND WORLD BANK CATALYTIC FINANCE AT CROSS ROADS IN SIERRA LEONE.
By: Francis Ben Kaifala Esq.
“RAPE, PAEDOPHILIA AND SEXUAL ASSAULT ON GIRLS: CHALLENGES FOR ACCESSING JUSTICE BY VICTIMS”
BY: FRANCIS BEN KAIFALA, ESQ.
“THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONUNDRUM OF THE AGE OF RETIREMENT OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE”
By Francis Ben Kaifala
Age has the advantage of wisdom and the disadvantage of tiredness. Both the consideration of the wisdom that age brings and the tiredness that it can lead to are often in the minds of Lawmakers when drafting requirement for positions. Thomas Paine (1737-1809) wrote thus:
“When in countries that are called civilized, we see age going to the workhouse and youth to the gallows, something must be wrong in the system of government”.
LIMITING “ORDERS FROM ABOVE” AND CONTROLING THE USE OF “EXECUTIVE ORDERS”
By Francis Ben Kaifala, Esq.
After three years of arduous work collecting, deliberating and collating views across the country for a new constitution, it looks like Sierra Leone may end up not having one – yet again. The government published its official response to the recommendations of the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) in a White Paper dated 10th November 2017 and made short work of the 680 page recommendation-laden report of the 80 person committee.