Directive Principles of State Policy

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The Directive Principles of State Policy are constitutional guidelines that direct Ghana’s government in shaping laws and policies to promote social justice, good governance, and the welfare of its people.

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Directive Principles of State Policy canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision ⓘ
guiding principles of state policy ⓘ
aimsToEnsure cultural justice ⓘ
economic justice ⓘ
political justice ⓘ
realization of fundamental human rights and freedoms ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
appliesTo all citizens of Ghana ⓘ
all organs of state in Ghana ⓘ
executive branch of Ghana ⓘ
judiciary of Ghana ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Ghana

legislature of Ghana ⓘ
bindingNature directive for state policy formulation ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
focusesOn accountability in public life ⓘ
democratic governance ⓘ
national development ⓘ
national integration ⓘ
participatory decision-making ⓘ
probity and transparency ⓘ
protection of natural resources ⓘ
protection of the environment ⓘ
protection of the vulnerable and disadvantaged ⓘ
goal to achieve a just and free society in Ghana ⓘ
to promote respect for international law and treaty obligations ⓘ
to secure a better quality of life for the people of Ghana ⓘ
influences executive policy in Ghana ⓘ
interpretation of the Constitution of Ghana ⓘ
legislative policy in Ghana ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalEffect used as interpretative aid by courts in Ghana ⓘ
legalStatus non-justiciable guidelines ⓘ
partOf Constitution of Ghana ⓘ
purpose to guide the Government of Ghana in making laws and policies ⓘ
to promote good governance ⓘ
to promote social justice ⓘ
to promote the welfare of the people of Ghana ⓘ
relatedTo fundamental human rights and freedoms in Ghana ⓘ
national development planning in Ghana ⓘ
requires state to ensure access to basic necessities of life as far as possible ⓘ
state to promote decentralization and local government ⓘ
state to promote equitable distribution of national wealth ⓘ
state to promote opportunities for all ⓘ
state to promote the rule of law ⓘ
state to protect and promote basic human rights ⓘ
state to safeguard public funds and property ⓘ
state to take steps to eradicate social injustices ⓘ

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Constitution of Ghana → contains → Directive Principles of State Policy ⓘ