Article 257(6) of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana creates a regalian mineral ownership regime. Every mineral in its natural state within the territory of Ghana is the property of Ghana, and is vested in the president on behalf of and in trust for the people of Ghana. The trust relationship created between the president and the people of Ghana in the mineral ownership has been determined as nominal and, therefore, not justiciable. Citizens’ lack of power to question the president in the exercise of mineral rights in court is a drawback for the principles of constitutionalism, separation of powers, rule of law, judicial review, administrative justice and good governance generally. This paper examines the constitutionality of the theory of nominal trusteeship in the regalian mineral ownership regime in Ghana.

《加纳共和国1992年宪法》第257（6）条建立了富豪的矿产所有权制度。加纳境内其自然状态下的每种矿物都是加纳的财产，代表加纳人民并受其信任而归属于总统。加纳总统与加纳人民之间在矿产所有权方面建立的信任关系被确定为名义上的，因此是不可辩驳的。公民在法庭上行使矿物权时缺乏质疑总统的权力，这对立宪主义，三权分立，法治，司法审查，行政司法和一般善治的原则是不利的。本文研究了加纳地区富豪矿物所有权制度中名义托管理论的合宪性。