In a thought-provoking statement, legal practitioner and activist Osagyefo Mawuse Oliver Barker-Vormawor has challenged the widely held belief that only the Supreme Court has the exclusive power to interpret the Constitution.
His theory of “interpretative view” versus “interpretative verdict” seeks to reframe the relationship between ordinary citizens, decision-makers, and the judiciary, calling into question the scope and limitations of constitutional interpretation in Ghana’s legal system.