CASE / 1957–1957
Ghanaian legal independence, 6 March 1957
The bounded statutory transition in constitutional responsibility on 6 March 1957.
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Boundary: The statutory change in constitutional responsibility on 6 March 1957; not the preceding independence movement, later Ghanaian rule, or continental Pan-African institutions.
Why this case: The case separates a documented legal-status change from broader nationalist projects and claims of continuing external constraint.
Ghanaian legal-independence transition 1957–1957
The formal constitutional change, not its implementation, social distribution, or later Pan-African projects.
Formal design
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The Ghana Independence Act provided that from 6 March 1957 the Gold Coast would form part of Her Majesty's dominions under the name Ghana and that UK governmental responsibility would cease.