Albert K Fiadjoe

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

Albert Fiadjoe
Constitutional Review Commission
In office
2010–2012
Appointed byJohn Atta Mills
Personal details
BornKeta, Keta, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian

Early life and education

Fiadjoe was born in the Volta 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 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.[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 Council Member of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences of which he is a Fellow.

He has consulted for the European Union (EU), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank, the Organisation of American States (OAS) and the Inter-American Development Bank.[6]

Constitutional Review Commission

Fiadjoe was appointed by President to Chair of the 9-member Constitution Review Commission of the Republic of Ghana 2010 to 2012.[7] The Commission was established to ascertain views on the operation of Ghana's 1992 Fourth Republican Constitution, and in particular its strengths and weaknesses.[8] The Commssion received 83, 616 submissions gathered from regional and districts fora, mini consultations with relevant organizationsbas well as Africans in the Diaspora.[9] The Commission prepared a 960 page report and completed its work in 2012.[10] The Government published a White Paper in response to the report and recommendations of the Commission[11]

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) and the Inter-American Development Bank, among others.[12]

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 and Arbitrator.[13]

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