Supreme Court Rulings Explained: Auditor General Removal & Chief Justice Appointment | Legal Panel

In this episode of the Dialectic Space Podcast, I sit down with a distinguished legal panel to unpack three major judicial developments shaping The Gambia’s legal and constitutional landscape. We begin with the recent Supreme Court ruling on the forceful removal of the Auditor General, examining the constitutional questions raised and the implications of challenging such removal before the highest court. Our panel then revisits the High Court judgment involving proprietary and equitable rights arising from a matrimonial relationship in the case of Mariama Jammeh v. Pa Famara Sanyang, exploring how the ruling may influence future matrimonial and property disputes. Finally, we turn to the ongoing FGM case before the Supreme Court, analyzing the arguments, the constitutional stakes, and what the outcome could mean for rights, enforcement, and national policy. The high‑level panel features: Attorney Sarjo Barrow (United States) Sheriff Kumba Jobe (The Gambia) Fatou M. Sawo (United States) — activist and lawyer