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Title THE CHANGING SECURITY SYSTEM OF GHANA'S INTESTATE SUCCESSION LAWS; A CRITIQUE
Full text http://dspace.knust.edu.gh/dspace/handle/123456789/792
Date 1997
Author(s) MANU, J.K.
Abstract Society evolved because of the realization of the inadequacies and insecurity inherent in the life of an individual. Every society is therefore based on an inbuilt security system. Every society then, has a scheme of laws to maximize its security system. These laws are perpetuated in the form of succession from one generation to the next. Since a security system is dynamic depending on the stage of development of the society, the laws also change to meet the changing situation. Changes may come either through the process of evolution or by legislative interventions. The social setting in Ghana has not changed drastically. It is still based on strong Kinship bonds and consanguinity. Any legislation on intestacy cannot therefore gloss over this factor. The drift of this article is to examine the rules of intestacy under pristine customary law and legislative inroads to determine which of the two addresses the issue of security under Ghana's current social setting in so far it relates to children and spouses.
Publisher KNUST
Identifier 0855-0395
Repository Kumasi - Kwame Nkrumah University
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