Ghana has a mixed legal system of common law and customary law. Common law systems are largely based on judicial precedent with some statutes​. Customary law is typically unwritten (i.e., elders oversee customary laws in a small community) and comes into play with specific issues pertaining to personal, domestic, and contractual relationships (e.g., inheritance and marriage​). 

The 1992 Constitution is Ghana's current Constitution and was last amended in 1996. 

The Parliament passes bills and then if the President assents, the bill becomes law. The law is published in the Gazette. Please see "How a Bill Becomes Law" on the Parliament of Ghana's website for details about this process. Laws must be published in the official gazette. 

The court system in Ghana consists of the following courts (in hierarchical order): the Supreme Court (highest court with original jurisdiction in matters relating to enforcing and interpreting the Constitution and with supervisory jurisdiction over all the courts), the Court of Appeal, the High Court, the Circuit Court, and the District Court. 

Subject law collections provide access cases and legislation from Ghana and other countries pertaining to a specific subject area. Using a subject law collection is particularly helpful when you are comparing the laws of more than one country. 

For more suggestions on subject-specific collections of laws, please see GlobaLex's Foreign Law - Subject Law Collections on the Web research guide.