Albert K Fiadjoe
Albert Fiadjoe | |
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In office 2010–2012 | |
Appointed by | John Atta Mills |
Personal details | |
Born | Kumasi, 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[]
- ^ "Prof. (Emeritus) Albert K. Fiadjoe - Contributing Author | TDM Journal".
- ^ "PROF. ALBERT K. FIADJOE - Top Law Firm in Ghana | Fugar and Company".
- ^ "Alternative Dispute Resolution : Albert Fiadjoe : 9781859419120".
- ^ Fiadjoe, Albert K. (1996). Caribbean Public Law. ISBN 9781859412312.
- ^ "Albert Fiadjoe | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ https://gaas-gh.org/list-of-fellows/#1549279823844-08aa9a52-5d60
- ^ "Law Professor calls for overhaul of legal system".
- ^ Fiadjoe, Albert K. (2008). Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law. ISBN 9781859416327.
- ^ "Mills inaugurates Nine-member Constitutional Review Commission". 12 January 2010.
- ^ "Kumbu-Nayiri sworn in as member of Constructional Review Commission".
- ^ "Constitution Review Commission received 83,616 submissions from Ghanaians – Chairman". 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Constitution Review Commission dissolved".
- ^ 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
- ^ "Public Interest Accountability Committee".
- ^ "PROF. ALBERT K. FIADJOE - Top Law Firm in Ghana | Fugar and Company".
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