'Offences against administration of justice' in document 'Ghana - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART III—OFFENCES AGAINST RIGHTS OF PROPERTY

CHAPTER 2—FORGERY

Section 158—Forgery of Judicial or Official Document.

Whoever, with intent to deceive any person, forges any judicial or official document, shall be guilty of second degree felony.

PART IV—OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER, HEALTH AND MORALITY

CHAPTER 4—OFFENCES CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Perjury and Similar Offences

Section 210—Perjury.

(1) Whoever commits perjury shall be guilty of second degree felony.

(2) Whoever commits perjury with intent to cause the conviction of any person for any crime punishable with death, shall be guilty of first degree felony.

PART IV—OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER, HEALTH AND MORALITY

CHAPTER 4—OFFENCES CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Perjury and Similar Offences

Section 213—Fabrication of Evidence

Whoever fabricates evidence, with intent to defeat, obstruct, or pervert the course of justice in any proceeding, shall be liable to the same penalties as if he had committed perjury in that proceeding.

PART IV—OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER, HEALTH AND MORALITY

CHAPTER 4—OFFENCES CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Perjury and Similar Offences

Section 215—Deceit of Court by Personation etc.

Whoever with intent to defeat, obstruct, or pervert the course of justice, or to defraud or injure any person endeavours of justice, or to defraud or injure any person endeavours to deceive any court, or any judicial officer by personation, or by any false instrument, document, seal, or signature, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.

PART IV—OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER, HEALTH AND MORALITY

CHAPTER 4—OFFENCES CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Perjury and Similar Offences

Section 217—Causing Witness to Disobey Summons.

Whoever in any manner wilfully causes any person to disobey any summons, process, or order lawfully issued or made for his attendance as a witness in any judicial proceeding, or for the production by him of any written or other evidence in any judicial proceeding, is guilty of a misdemeanour.

PART IV—OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER, HEALTH AND MORALITY

CHAPTER 4—OFFENCES CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Perjury and Similar Offences

Section 218—Causing Person to Refrain from Giving Evidence on Criminal Trial.

Whoever with intent to defeat, obstruct, or pervert the course of justice at the trial of any person for any crime, in any manner causes any person to refrain from giving evidence at such trial, is guilty of a misdemeanour.

PART IV—OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER, HEALTH AND MORALITY

CHAPTER 4—OFFENCES CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Interference with Legal Proceedings

Section 222—Violence Against Judges, etc, in Legal Proceeding.

Whoever uses any violence with intent to deter any person from acting in any manner as a judge, arbitrator, umpire, assessor, juror, witness, counsel, agent, prosecutor, or party in any legal proceeding or enquiry, or from acting in execution of his duty in any judicial or official capacity, or from having recourse to any Court or public officer, or on account of his having so acted or had recourse, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.

PART IV—OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER, HEALTH AND MORALITY

CHAPTER 4—OFFENCES CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Interference with Legal Proceedings

Section 223—Disturbance of Court.

Whoever with force, threats, or tumult, hinders, interrupts or disturbs the proceedings of any Court, or wilfully and unlawfully, with force, threats, or tumult, hinders any person from entering or quitting any Court, or removes him therefrom, or detains him therein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.

PART IV—OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER, HEALTH AND MORALITY

CHAPTER 4—OFFENCES CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Interference with Legal Proceedings

Section 224—Insulting Court.

Whoever in the presence of any Court is guilty of contempt of Court by any insulting, opprobrious, or menacing acts or words, is guilty of a misdemeanour.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 70
Offences against the administration of justice
1. The Court shall have jurisdiction over the following offences against its administration of justice when committed intentionally:
(a) Giving false testimony when under an obligation pursuant to article 69, paragraph 1, to tell the truth;
(b) Presenting evidence that the party knows is false or forged;
(c) Corruptly influencing a witness, obstructing or interfering with the attendance or testimony of a witness, retaliating against a witness for giving testimony or destroying, tampering with or interfering with the collection of evidence;
(d) Impeding, intimidating or corruptly influencing an official of the Court for the purpose of forcing or persuading the official not to perform, or to perform improperly, his or her duties;
(e) Retaliating against an official of the Court on account of duties performed by that or another official;
(f) Soliciting or accepting a bribe as an official of the Court in connection with his or her official duties.