Category: Category 4
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Historical Context The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) served as the highest court of appeal for British colonies, including the Anglophone African countries of Nigeria, Ghana (formerly the Gold Coast), Sierra Leone, and The Gambia, from the 19th century until their independence and subsequent abolition of appeals. Appeals from these territories were heard…
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Introduction During the British colonial era, the judicial systems of West African colonies—Nigeria, Ghana (formerly the Gold Coast), Gambia, and Sierra Leone—were integrated into the imperial legal framework through the establishment of the West African Court of Appeal (WACA) and the ultimate appellate authority of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) in London.…