1. Background The Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) of Ghana criminalises certain sexual acts deemed “unnatural carnal knowledge” under Section 104. The law has three key subsections: “Unnatural carnal knowledge” is defined in Section 104(2) as “sexual intercourse with a person in an unnatural manner or, with an animal.”Judicial interpretation in prior cases hasContinue reading “Supreme Court of Ghana Ruling on Unnatural Carnal Knowledge – July 2024: What the Decision Means for Privacy, Equality, and Sexual Conduct Laws”
