Renee Aku Sitsofe Morhe
Department of Private LawHealth SciencesSocial Sciences

Renee Aku Sitsofe Morhe

14 Publications7 Research Themes8 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus

This researcher conducts extensive research on the intersection of various societal dynamics affecting reproductive health and contraception, with a focus on how legal frameworks, policies, and cultural practices shape access to safe abortion services, preventable domestic violence, user satisfaction with legal aid systems, sexual rights in adolescents, maternal healthcare challenges, and human rights issues. Their work synthesizes findings from diverse themes such as abortion units in Ghana, domestic violence prevention, South Africa's legal innovations, adolescent health disparities, global maternal healthcare efforts, and human rights disputes to provide a comprehensive understanding of the societal structures that influence women's lives.

Faculty Biography

I attended Stanford Law School, California, USA (from 2006-2010) where I obtained my Master of the Science of Law (JSM) and Doctor of the Science of Law (JSD) degrees. I also obtained an LL.M in International Human Rights Law from the University of Essex, Colchester, UK (from 2000-01). I am a barrister and Solicitor having graduated from the Ghana School of Law in Accra, Ghana (from 1991-93) and the University of Ghana, Legon (from 1989-91).I am a Senior Lecturer at KNUST and I teach Law of Torts, Jurisprudence, International Human Rights Law at the undergraduate (LL.B) level and Human Rights and Development and Family Law and Succession at the post-graduate Master of Laws (LL.M) level. I am also instructor for Law and Society Course at the PhD level.

Key Research Themes (7)
Health Sciences

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Health Sciences

Global Maternal and Child Health

Social Sciences

Human Rights and Development

Social Sciences

Intimate Partner and Family Violence

Social Sciences

Legal Education and Practice Innovations

Social Sciences

Legal Issues in South Africa

Health Sciences

Reproductive Health and Contraception

Publications (14)

Self‐managed abortions in Ghana: A health policy framework analysis

Open Access
2023Reproductive Health and ContraceptionDOI: 10.1002/puh2.101

Availability of Safe Second-Trimester Abortion Services in Health Facilities in Accra, Ghana

2023Reproductive Health and ContraceptionDOI: 10.1007/s10995-023-03617-4

Towards preventing “decriminalization” of domestic violence at <scp>DOVVSU</scp>, Ghana

2022Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceDOI: 10.1111/fcre.12662

State compliance with decisions of the African Court: the case of Alfred Agbesi Woyome v Ghana

Open Access
2022Human Rights and DevelopmentDOI: 10.29053/2523-1367/2019/v3a22

Pregnancy discrimination as a cause of action in Ghana: A commentary on CHRAJ, Grace Fosu &amp; Thelma Hammond v. Ghana National Fire Service &amp; the Attorney General

Open Access
2021Legal Issues in South AfricaDOI: 10.47963/ucclj.v1i2.420

Availability of Safe Second-Trimester Abortion Services in Health Facilities in Accra, Ghana

Open Access
2021Reproductive Health and ContraceptionDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-249573/v2

Availability of Safe Second-trimester Abortion Services in Health Facilities in Accra, Ghana

Open Access
2021Global Maternal and Child HealthDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-249573/v1

Self-managed Abortion as a Medico-legal Intervention in Ghana: a Systematic Review

Open Access
2021Reproductive Health and ContraceptionDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-177196/v1

User satisfaction with ADR services provided by the domestic violence and victims support unit of the Ghana police service

2020Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceDOI: 10.1080/03050718.2020.1804418

Human Rights-Based Approach to Reducing Preventable Maternal Deaths in Ghana: A Six-year Review of Media Reports

Open Access
2019Global Maternal and Child HealthDOI: 10.4314/gjds.v16i3.7

Sexual and reproductive rights violations at sexual debut of male and female adolescents in Ghana

2019Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthDOI: 10.1002/ijgo.13015

The Law on Defilement in Ghana and Challenges in its Implementation at the Ejisu-Juabeng Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit of the Ghana Police Service

Open Access
2013Intimate Partner and Family Violence

An overview of legal aid for criminal cases in Ghana: the history and challenge of providing legal aid

2012Legal Education and Practice InnovationsDOI: 10.1080/03050718.2012.646737

Attitudes of doctors toward establishing safe abortion units in Ghana

2007Reproductive Health and ContraceptionDOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.02.023
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Private Law
Total Publications14
Research Themes7
Open Access Papers8

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