6 – MONTH PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE COURSE IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AND LITIGATION
COURSE OVERVIEW
The programme aims to bridge the gap between the basic legal practice training provided to prosecutors (police, SSNIT, IRS, etc.) and the high-level professional legal education of defense counsel. It is envisaged that the programme will boost the confidence of these officers in order to perform better in preparing and prosecuting criminal cases.
COURSE OBJECTIVE
To develop the legal knowledge, especially in the areas of criminal procedure and rules of evidence, and skills of police prosecutors and allied officers; enhance the courtroom advocacy skills of prosecutors; update their knowledge in relevant legislation and basic rules in interpreting laws.
TARGET GROUP
Investigators and prosecutors of allied security agencies including CEPS; Immigration Service; EOCO; NACOB; National Security, etc.; Agencies with a mandate to prosecute such as SSNIT; IRS, EPA; FDA; Ghana Standard Authority.
COURSE CONTENT
Sources of Ghana’s Law, General Principles of Criminal Liability, General defenses, Parties to a crime, Domestic disputes, Offences against children and other vulnerable persons, Indecent assault, sexual offenses, procurement and abduction, and many more.
