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According to legal scholars of constitutional law, “the constitution represents the Supreme written will of the people regarding the framework for their Government. Where a constitution asserts a certain right, or lays down a certain principle of law or procedure, it speaks for the entire people as their supreme law, and it is the paramount authority for all that is done in pursuance of its provisions. The constitution embodies fundamental values and articulates the

The genesis of this case is traced to the date of August 21, 2008, when the Legislature, pursuant to its authority enumerated in Articles 34(l) and 89 of the Constitution (1986), passed into law, “An Act to Establish the Liberian Anti- Corruption Commission. The purpose of this Act in a nutshell, was to create the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) with the power to investigate corruption and prosecute same in conjunction with the Ministry of Justice. According to Section 6.1 of this law, the LACC was to be composed