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Law School Not A Privilege; It’s A Constitutional Right – Sosu Hits Back At Dame

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Second Deputy Ranking Member on the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Francis-Xavier Sosu has hot back at the Attorney General’s claim that law school is a privilege.

Godfred Dame, speaking at the induction ceremony of new executives of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) earlier this week, said that the practice of law is a privilege and not a right.

“Mr. President and new executives, you owe a duty to drive home the point that the practice of law is not a right, it is a privilege. Along with it comes a moral obligation and a legal duty to uphold the dignity of the profession to ensure that the privileged call to the bar is not abused through unprincipled and disreputable conduct,” he said.

Reacting to the statement on Twitter, Mr Sosu said admission to the “law school is not a privilege.

“Articles 37 and 38 of our Constitution requires the State to provide adequate educational facilities to guarantee equal access and opportunities to “life long education” without limits,” Mr. Sosu stressed.

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