Albert K. Fiadjoe
Albert Fiadjoe | |
|---|---|
| Constitution Review Commission | |
| In office 2010–2012 | |
| Appointed by | John Atta Mills |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 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
[edit]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 at the University of the West Indies.[2]
Career
[edit]Academia
[edit]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 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]
Constitution Review Commission
[edit]Fiadjoe was appointed by President Mills to chair a nine-member Constitution Review Commission of the Republic of Ghana 2010 to 2012.[8] The commission was established to ascertain views on the operation of Ghana's 1992 Fourth Republican Constitution, and in particular its strengths and weaknesses.[9] The commission received 83, 616 submissions gathered from regional and districts fora, mini consultations with relevant organizationsbas well as Africans in the Diaspora.[10] The commission prepared a 960-page report and completed its work in 2012.[11] The Government published a White Paper in response to the report and recommendations of the Commission[12]
International organizations
[edit]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.[13][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.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Prof. (Emeritus) Albert K. Fiadjoe - Contributing Author". TDM Journal.
- ^ a b "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 28 October 2021.
- ^ "All Fellows". Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Law Professor calls for overhaul of legal system".
- ^ "Mills inaugurates Nine-member Constitutional Review Commission". Ghana Business News. GNA. 12 January 2010.
- ^ "Kumbu-Nayiri sworn in as member of Constructional Review Commission". BusinessGhana. GNA. 11 February 2010.
- ^ "Constitution Review Commission received 83,616 submissions from Ghanaians – Chairman". Ghana Business News. GNA. 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Constitution Review Commission dissolved". Modern Ghana. 15 August 2012.
- ^ "White Paper on the Report of the Constitution Review Commission Presented to the President".
- ^ "Public Interest Accountability Committee".
- ^ Fiadjoe, Albert K. (2008). Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law. ISBN 9781859416327.