Brobbey, S. A. <br/><br/>
The law of chieftancy in Ghana ./  
S. A. Brobbey  
 - Accra:  Advanced Legal Publication,  2008. 
 - liv, 704p.:  ills;  23cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index and bibliography. 
<br/><br/>Contents: Chieftaincy and chiefs in Ghana: Constitutional and legal bases of chieftaincy in Ghana -- Who is a chief in Ghana -- Categories of chiefs -- The making of a chief -- Post installation processes and functions -- Litigation on chiefs and chieftaincy -- Specific causes of chieftaincy litigation -- Customary arbitration: Customary arbitration and related concepts -- Negotiated settlement -- Essentials of customary arbitration -- Custom, tradition and modernity -- Issues ancillary to customary arbitration -- Procedure at customary arbitrations --  Contempt of court: Preliminary matters on contempt proceedings -- Jurisdiction over contempt cases -- Filing of suit as basis for contempt proceedings -- Civil contempt: disobedience of court orders -- Criminal contempt -- Procedure for contempt of court -- Proof and liability for contempt -- Defences to contempt of court -- Punishment and sanctions for contempt of court -- Contempt in chieftaincy proceedings -- Judicial review: Exercise of judicial review and supervisory jurisdiction -- Certiorari -- Mandamus -- Prohibition -- Quo warranto -- Habeas corpus -- Procedure on application for judicial review -- Chieftaincy disputes and judicial review. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9988758634 9789988112335 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KRX3480.B76