Liberia, April 29 -- I. INTRODUCTION

The recent removal of Representative Yekeh Kolubah from the Honorable House of Representatives of the Republic of Liberia has ignited a constitutional crisis of the first order. When a member of the Legislature is expelled in alleged defiance of a Justice's stay order, and without the barest rudiments of due process-including the right to counsel, the right to access evidence, and the right to a hearing consistent with the Constitution-the Supreme Court must act as the ultimate guardian of fundamental rights.

This article examines whether Representative Kolubah can prevail in his pending petition for a writ of prohibition, and whether, given the opportunity for due process, he may be restored to his ...