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

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P. O. BOX 8789, ACCRA NORTH, GHANA

                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.

3.         Telford George: A Legal Odyssey

       
                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.

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CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATIONAL HISTORY:  
1956 - 1962   -       Achimota School, Accra, GHANA
1962 – 1966  -       University of Ghana (School of Law)
1966 – 1969  -       University of London, England

 
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE