Albert K Fiadjoe

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Albert Fiadjoe
In office
2010–2012
Appointed byJohn Atta Mills
Personal details
BornKumasi, Kumasi, Ghana
Nationality[[Ghanaian][Barbadian]]

Albert K. Fiadjoe is a Ghanaian and Barbadian academic and an Emeritus Professor of Public Law.[1]

Early life and education[]

Fiadjoe was born in Kumasi in the Ashanti region of Ghana. He earned his LL.B (Hons.) from the University of Ghana, as well as an LL.M and a PhD from the University of London. He was a former Dean of the Faculty of Law in Barbados and rose to become a Professor (Emeritus) of Public Law, University of the West Indies[2]

Career[]

Academia[]

Fiadjoe is an Emeritus Professor of Public Law and a former Consultant with Fugar and Company. He is a legal consultant and academician in the areas of Corporate Law, Comparative Law, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution and Public Law.[3] He was a visiting Professor of Law at the Florida State University and Howard University, and a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies.[4][5] Fiadjoe is a former Council Member of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences of which he is a Fellow.[6][7]

He has consulted for the European Union (EU), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank, the Organisation of American States (OAS), the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Inter-American Development Bank.[8]

Constitution Review Commission[]

Fiadjoe was appointed by President Mills to Chair a 9-member Constitution Review Commission of the Republic of Ghana 2010 to 2012.[9] The commission was established to ascertain views on the operation of Ghana's 1992 Fourth Republican Constitution, and in particular its strengths and weaknesses.[10] The commission received 83, 616 submissions gathered from regional and districts fora, mini consultations with relevant organizationsbas well as Africans in the Diaspora.[11] The Commission prepared a 960-page report and completed its work in 2012.[12] The Government published a White Paper in response to the report and recommendations of the Commission[13]

International organizations[]

Fiadjoe has consulted for the European Union (EU), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank, the Organisation of American States (OAS), the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Inter-American Development Bank, among others.[14]

Fiadjoe is a Member of the Ghana Bar Association, the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana, a Notary Public, Arbitrator and Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioner.[15]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Prof. (Emeritus) Albert K. Fiadjoe - Contributing Author | TDM Journal".
  2. ^ "PROF. ALBERT K. FIADJOE - Top Law Firm in Ghana | Fugar and Company".
  3. ^ "Alternative Dispute Resolution : Albert Fiadjoe : 9781859419120".
  4. ^ Fiadjoe, Albert K. (1996). Caribbean Public Law. ISBN 9781859412312.
  5. ^ "Albert Fiadjoe | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  6. ^ https://gaas-gh.org/list-of-fellows/#1549279823844-08aa9a52-5d60
  7. ^ "Law Professor calls for overhaul of legal system".
  8. ^ Fiadjoe, Albert K. (2008). Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law. ISBN 9781859416327.
  9. ^ "Mills inaugurates Nine-member Constitutional Review Commission". 12 January 2010.
  10. ^ "Kumbu-Nayiri sworn in as member of Constructional Review Commission".
  11. ^ "Constitution Review Commission received 83,616 submissions from Ghanaians – Chairman". 22 July 2012.
  12. ^ "Constitution Review Commission dissolved".
  13. ^ http://rodra.co.za/images/countries/ghana/research/WHITE%20PAPER%20%20ON%20THE%20REPORT%20OF%20THE%20CONSTITUTION%20REVIEW%20COMMISSION%20PRESENTED%20TO%20THE%20PRESIDENT%20.pdf
  14. ^ "Public Interest Accountability Committee".
  15. ^ "PROF. ALBERT K. FIADJOE - Top Law Firm in Ghana | Fugar and Company".
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