Albert K Fiadjoe
Albert K. Fiadjoe is a Ghanaian academic and an Emeritus Professor of Public Law.[1]
Albert Fiadjoe | |
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Constitutional Review Commission | |
In office 2010–2012 | |
Appointed by | John Atta Mills |
Personal details | |
Born | Keta, Keta, Ghana |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
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]
See also
References
- https://www.transnational-dispute-management.com/about-author-a-z-profile.asp?key=2816
- https://fugarandcompany.com.gh/partners/prof-fiadjoe/
- https://www.bookdepository.com/Alternative-Dispute-Resolution-Albert-Fiadjoe/9781859419120
- Fiadjoe, Albert K. (1996). Caribbean Public Law. ISBN 9781859412312.
- https://www.c-span.org/person/?albertfiadjoe
- Fiadjoe, Albert K. (2008). Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law. ISBN 9781859416327.
- https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2010/01/12/mills-inaugurates-nine-member-constitutional-review-commission/
- https://www.businessghana.com/site/news/sports/104354/Kumbu-Nayiri-sworn-in-as-member-of-Constructional-Review-Commission
- https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2012/07/22/constitution-review-commission-received-83616-submissions-from-ghanaians-chairman/
- https://www.modernghana.com/news/411605/constitution-review-commission-dissolved.html
- 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
- https://www.piacghana.org/portal/2/18/16/prof-albert-fiadjoe
- https://fugarandcompany.com.gh/partners/prof-fiadjoe/