Albert K. Fiadjoe is a Ghanaian and Barbadian academic and an Emeritus Professor of Public Law.[1]
Albert Fiadjoe | |
|---|---|
| Constitution Review Commission | |
| In office 2010–2012 | |
| Appointed by | John Atta Mills |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kumasi, Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghanaian Barbadian |
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.