ALBERT KODZO FIADJOE
Professor of Public Law
Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies
Cave Hill Campus, P.O. Box 64
Bridgetown, BARBADOS BB11000
Albert K. Fiadjoe is Professor of Public Law
at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill campus in Barbados. He
was Dean of the Faculty of Law and Head of its law department
between 1992 and 1995, and 1986 and 1989 respectively.
He is a leading authority in Public Law and has written widely
in this area. His numerous publications include 2 leading
texts:
1. Commonwealth
Caribbean Public Law - (This book has become the most heavily
cited book in Public Law in the Commonwealth
Caribbean.)
2. Alternative Dispute
Resolution: A Developing World Perspective.
Professor Fiadjoe has had a distinguished
career as legal educator, legal practitioner, and international
consultant in public sector and public service reform, legal
and constitutional reform and the democratic process. He
has wide experience in comparative law and legal systems of
Commonwealth African and Caribbean countries, and has been
a Member of the Law Reform Commissions of Ghana, Barbados and
Belize. He has undertaken numerous consultancy assignments
in public service regulatory reform in various countries, financial
sector legal reform, constitutional reform, local government
law, small business enterprise development and the electoral
process. He
was a senior member of the IDMAG team that developed a policy
and regulatory framework for a major reform of the public sector
in Ghana to revise the structures of government and introduce
performance management principles. His assignments have
been undertaken for international institutions and development
agencies such as the European Union, the United Nations Development
Program, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Food and Agricultural
Organization, the World Bank, USAID, CIDA and the International
Development Research Council, and for the Governments of Ghana,
The Gambia, St Kitts-Nevis, Barbados, Belize, B.V.I, and Grenada,
among others. He has also had many senior advisory appointments
to Governments and is a member of various government commissions.
Professor Fiadjoe was educated at the University
of Ghana, where he attained his bachelor of laws degree, the
Ghana Law School and University of London where he attained
his LL.M and Ph.D degrees respectively. He
has lectured at the University of Ghana and, as Visiting Professor,
at various universities in the Unites States including UWI. He
is author of Commonwealth
Caribbean Public Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution:
A Developing World Perspective (March, 2004), as well
as numerous articles, law reports, essays, other books, and
papers at distinguished academic meetings. He is based
in Barbados and is currently a professor of Public Law at
the Faculty of Law, UWI, Barbados. Currently, he teaches both
undergraduate and graduate students. His undergraduate curriculum
includes Administrative Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution
(ADR) with occasional stints in Company Law tutorials. His
graduate curriculum includes Public Law 2 - Advance Administrative
Law and Doctoral Supervision.
He is also a:
- Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Member of the Society of Public Teachers of Law (UK)
- Member of the Association of Conflict Resolution (ACR)
USA
- Member of the ADR Association of Barbados
Also:
- Recognized for the Principal's Award for Excellence in
Research Accomplishments, UWI, Cavehill. (Dec 2006).
- Recognized by the Commonwealth Secretariat UK to undertake
an evaluation and analysis of the first 18th months of
the Caribbean Court of Justice.
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATIONAL HISTORY:
1956 - 1962 - Achimota
School, Accra, GHANA
1962 – 1966 - University
of Ghana (School of Law)
1966 – 1969 - University
of London, England
QUALIFICATIONS
| 1965 |
- LL.B. (Hons.), University of Ghana |
| 1966 |
- BL-Ghana School of Law, Barrister-at-Law |
| 1967 |
- LL.M., University of London, England |
| 1969 |
- Ph.D., University of London, England |
| 1989 |
Certificate in Law Reporting (C.F.T.C./UWI/USAID) |
| 1998 |
Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution, University
of Windsor,
Canada |
| 1999 |
Certificate in International Arbitration &
Alternative Dispute Resolution, International Law Institute
in association with Georgetown University, Washington
D.C. |
| 2001 |
Certificate in Mediation, International Law Institute
in association with Georgetown University, Washington
D.C.
Certificate in Rights and Obligations of the WTO, International
Law Institute in association with Georgetown University
Washington DC |
| 2004 |
Certificate in Teaching with Cases, UWI, Learning Resource
Center |
| 2006 |
Recognized for the Principal's Award for Excellence
in research accomplishments |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 1968 |
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana
and Attorney - Civil Litigation |
| 1969 – 1975 |
Lecturer in Law, University of Ghana |
| 1976 – 1979 |
Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Ghana |
| 1984 |
Senior Lecturer, University of the West Indies, Barbados |
| 1986 – 1989 |
Head, Teaching Department, Faculty of Law, University
of the West Indies, Barbados |
| 1987 - 1988 |
Deputy Dean (Ag.), Faculty of Law, University of the
West Indies, Barbados |
| 1989 |
Spring Semester - Visiting International Scholar and
Associate Professor of Law, School of American & International
Studies, Ramapo College of New Jersey, U.S.A. |
| 1989 - 1991 |
Adjunct Professor of Law, Florida State |
| 1996 - 1997 |
University Summer School in Barbados |
| 1990 June |
Visiting Guest Scholar, Institute of Humanities and
Law, Ramapo College of New Jersey, USA |
| 1992 - 1995 |
Dean, Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies |
| 1994 |
Prime mover & Sole Negotiator of the University
of Toronto/University of the West Indies Exchange Program
in Law |
| 1995 |
Fall Semester -Visiting Professor of Law, College
of Law, Florida State University, Tallahassee |
| 1996 |
Spring Semester - Visiting Professor of Law, School
of Law, Howard University, Washington DC |
| 1997 |
Reader in Public Law |
| 1997-2003 |
Director/Liaison Officer, UWI/University of California
Education Abroad Program |
| 1999 |
Professor of Public Law, University of the West Indies |
| 1999 |
Executive Director, Caribbean Law |
| (Aug - Oct) |
Institute Center, UWI, Barbados (Ag.) |
| 2000 – 2003 |
Honorary Law Reform Commissioner for Belize |
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