The International Convention on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) enjoins States to take appropriate steps to guarantee equality of spouses (including women) during marriage and at its dissolution.
Also, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) set out in clear terms provisions to prohibit discrimination against women. The CEDAW for instance calls on States to ensure the protection of women in respect of the acquisition, ownership, management, administration, enjoyment and disposition of property.
Further the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) on the rights of women in Africa also provides that women and men shall have the right to an equitable distribution of joint property deriving from the marriage during separation or divorce.
The 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana also emphasize the protection of women. The Constitution makes provisions for prohibition of discrimination on the basis of gender including women. Its also says that spouses have equal access to properties jointly acquired during marriage and further states that property acquired during marriage shall be distributed equitably during the dissolution of the marriage.