Supreme Court nominee Justice Senyo Dzamefe has proposed the introduction of fixed timelines for the completion of court cases in Ghana, particularly criminal cases, as part of efforts to enhance the efficiency of the justice system.<\/p>\n
Appearing before Parliament\u2019s Appointments Committee for vetting on Monday, 16 June, Justice Dzamefe stressed the need for reforms that prioritise both infrastructure and human resource development within the judiciary.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnybody who wants to maximise productivity must first think of the human resource, because it’s a mistake a lot of people make. First, think of people who will give you the product,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Justice Dzamefe noted that although some reforms are already underway, more concrete actions are required to ease the burden on the courts and fast-track case resolution.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need more courts so that the job will be spread thin, and it will go faster. After that, we need the working tools outside the courts \u2014 we must go with technology. The time of long handwriting is long gone past,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He advocated for the use of modern technological tools, such as artificial intelligence, voice recording, and transcription systems, to improve court operations and reduce delays.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy the end of the day, once the court is done sitting, the records are ready. We also need to go virtual, so people can testify online,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n
Justice Dzamefe further proposed that the judiciary adopt strict timelines for the conclusion of legal proceedings.<\/p>\n
\u201cI also think we must set timelines for cases \u2014 so let\u2019s say, criminal cases three months, and civil for six months,\u201d he suggested.<\/p>\n
His proposals come against the backdrop of growing public concern over delays in the justice system, with many cases lingering in court for years. If adopted, the recommended timelines could mark a significant step toward speeding up trials and restoring public confidence in the legal process.<\/p>\n
Supreme Court nominee Justice Senyo Dzamefe has proposed the introduction of fixed timelines for the completion of court cases in Ghana, particularly criminal cases, as part of efforts to enhance the efficiency of the justice system. Appearing before Parliament\u2019s Appointments Committee for vetting on Monday, 16 June, Justice Dzamefe stressed the need for reforms that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123457,"featured_media":11401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,3515],"tags":[3632],"class_list":["post-11400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","category-top-story","tag-justice-senyo-dzamefe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/123457"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11400"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11402,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11400\/revisions\/11402"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}