The National Association of Law Students (NALS) have hit the streets of Accra to protest the Ghana School of Law entrance exam failures. The aggrieved candidates are accusing the General Legal Council (GLC) of their inability to gain admission following a new quota system. For this year’s exam, the rule changed, so candidates had to […]
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Law students demo: NYA bares teeth at police for unjust treatment
The National Youth Authority has taken a swipe at the police for what it describes as unjust treatment meted out to law students during a protest yesterday, Monday, October 7 2019. A statement issued by the Authority and signed by its Chief Executive Officer Sylvester Tetteh out-rightly condemned the conduct of the police. Law students […]
Mass failure in law exams: Law students to demonstrate today
Thousands of law students are expected to today, Monday, 7 October 2019 hit the streets of Accra to demand reforms in legal education in the country. This follows the mass disqualification of over 1,600 law students who sat for the last entrance exam for admission to the Ghana School of Law. Only 128 passed out […]
Law Students boycott special classes, says their grievances do not border on teaching and learning
Students of the Ghana School of Law (GSL) have boycotted special classes organised by the school for students who have been repeated. Their refusal to oblige the school authorities with respect to the special classes emanate from the mass failure of students in the bar examination, which has been pegged at a colossal 88 percent. […]
Full text: Law students petition Speaker of Parliament to intervene and investigate massive failure in law exams
PETITION TO INVESTIGATE AND INTERVENE IN THE CAUSES OF MASSIVE FAILURE OF STUDENTS IN THE PROFESSIONAL LAW COURSE EXAMINATIONS Dear Sir, Introduction Since the establishment of the Independent Examinations Committee (IEC), formerly known as the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) to administer both Entrance and Professional Law Examinations at the Ghana School of Law, there have […]