Profile
CURRICULUM VITAE OF
DR ERNEST OWUSU-DAPAA
OBJECTIVE: I have developed myself academically and professionally to the highest attainable level as possible at my age of 45 + and seek to offer myself to serve Ghana and the world in any academic, executive, judicial or related roles as appropriate.
PERSONAL PROFILE
I am the Dean of Faculty of Law at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi. I have considerable experience in university teaching, collaborative research, vast institutional management experience, board room experience and headship/membership of high-profile Boards as well as law practice in the areas of litigation up to Supreme Court and transactional lawyering for international law firms and clients. Some committees and Teams I have served and continue to serve include the following: Member, Governing Council of KNUST; Member, Executive Committee of KNUST; Member Academic Board of KNUST, Member, KNUST Statute Review Committee; Member, Legal Advisory Board of KNUST; Member, College Board of College of Humanities and Social Sciences; Member, Faculty Board of Faculty of Law; Member, Departmental Board, Department of Commercial Law; Member, Interim Management Committee, Tek-Cooperative Credit Union; Member, Odotobiri Rural Bank; Member, Board of Trustees, Centre for Human Rights and Advanced Legal Research; Member, Examiners Board of General Legal Council’s Independent Examination Committee. My research interests are in the areas of Health Care Law, Medical Law and Ethics, Corporate Law and Legal theory and Legal History. As a Dean of Law, I provide leadership for the African premier science and technology oriented Faculty of Law, KNUST. The interface between law, science and technology provides numerous prospects and challenges from regulatory perspective. I lead our Faculty of Law to provide pioneering role in researching and teaching the countless thematic areas and fields of law emerging from the unstoppable marriage between law on one hand and science and technology on the other.
Beyond my academic career, I am personally convinced that law cannot be appreciated fully without situating it in the context of practice whereby legal doctrines are deployed to mediate tensions and conflicts extant in concrete problems of our lives. In this regard I am proudly associated with Owusu-Dapaa Law & Associates headquarters in Kumasi where I serve as consultant from time to time. My many years of teaching and researching corporate law and medical law have also created opportunity for me serve on many corporate and institutional boards in public and private sector across West Africa.
PROFILE SUMMARY
- Proven Integrity based upon unblemished record of University teaching and law practice for nearly 19 years ( Oct 2003- 2022)
- High moral character and unashamedly Catholic Christian
- Deeply knowledge in wide range of substantive law and procedural law within Ghanaian jurisdiction and comparative law context as well as Public International law
- Sound and unbiased judgment evidenced
- Sophisticated legal research skills at the level of Doctor of Philosophy in law from England
- Substantial private legal practice for the nearly 19 years at all court levels and other tribunals
- Significant relevant adjudication skills from more than one decade of serving as Moot Court Judge in Africa and USA
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Notary Public Chief Justice, Republic of Ghana, 2022-
Barrister and Solicitor General Legal Council of Ghana 2003
(Solicitors Current Licence Number: eASH01629/21)
Member, Ghana Bar Association (Solicitors Current Licence Number: eASH01629/21)
Member, Society of Legal Scholars (UK)
Member, World Medical Law Association
Member, Scholars at Risk Network
Member, Strictly Corporate Law (Ghana)
BIO-DATA
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Name: |
OWUSU-DAPAA, Ernest |
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Department: |
Commercial Law |
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Faculty: |
Law |
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College: |
College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
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Employer: |
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi |
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Present Position: |
Dean, Faculty of Law |
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Date of Birth: |
15 December 1976 |
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Place of Birth: |
Kuntanase |
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Marital Status: |
Married with Three (3) Children |
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Spoken/Written Language: |
English and Twi |
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Email: |
eodapaa.law@knust.edu.gh; eodapaa@yahoo.com; owusudapaalaw@gmail.com |
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Tel: |
+233 574604820 |
- ACADEMIC DEGREES EARNED WITH DATES, FELLOWSHIPS/AWARD/PRIZE/CERTIFICATE, AND INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED
- ACADEMIC DEGREES EARNED WITH DATES
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October 2011 – January 2017 |
PhD (Law) Lancaster University, UK. |
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October 2003 – November 2004 |
LLM (International Business Law) University of Manchester, UK. |
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October 2001 – July 2003 |
BL (Barrister and Solicitors Qualifying Programme |
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September 1997 – July 2001 |
LLB (Honours) Law |
- FELLOWSHIP/AWARD/PRIZE/CERTIFICATE
Postgraduate Certificate (Academic Practice), Lancaster University , UK
- INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED WITH DATES
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October 2011 – January 2017 |
Lancaster University, UK. |
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October 2003 – November 2004 |
University of Manchester, UK. |
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October 2001 – July 2003 |
Ghana School of Law |
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September 1997 – July 2001 |
University of Ghana, Legon |
- UNIVERSITY TEACHING AND OR RESEARCH EXPERIENCE WITH DATES
- ACADEMIC RANKS HELD AND SUBJECTS TAUGHT
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2016 – to date |
SENIOR LECTURER in the Department of Commercial Law – KNUST and taught the following courses: |
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2016 Academic Year to date |
LAW 151: Law of Contract |
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LAW 152: Law of Contract II |
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LAW 251: Law of Contract I |
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LAW 252: Law of Contract II |
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LAW 355: Company Law 1 |
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LAW 356: Company Law II |
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LAW 343: Law Clinic and Mooting I |
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LAW 344: Law Clinic and Mooting II |
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LAW 361: Medical Law and Ethics 1 |
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LAW 361: Medical Law and Ethics 1 |
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LAW 553: Advanced Jurisprudence |
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LAW 557: Advanced Law of Obligations |
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LAW 572: Health Care Law and Ethics |
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LAW 554: Advanced Corporate Law |
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LAW 578: International Trade and Investment Law |
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MSJA 561: Criminal and Juvenile Justice (IDL) |
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MIP 588: Creative Economy, Innovation and Intellectual Property |
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LAW 754: Jurisprudence and African Legal Philosophy |
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LAW 756: Legal Pedagogy |
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Veterinary Jurisprudence |
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2004 to 2016 |
LECTURER in the Department of Commercial Law – KNUST and taught the following courses: |
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2004/2005 Academic Year to 2015/2016 Academic Year |
LAW 151: Law of Contract |
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LAW 152: Law of Contract II |
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LAW 251: Law of Contract I |
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LAW 252: Law of Contract II |
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LAW 355: Company Law 1 |
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LAW 356: Company Law II |
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LAW 343: Law Clinic and Mooting I |
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LAW 344: Law Clinic and Mooting II |
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LAW 391: International Trade and Investment Law I |
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LAW 392: International Trade and Investment Law II |
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LAW 491: Jurisprudence I |
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LAW 491: Jurisprudence II |
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LAW 493: Conflict of Laws I |
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LAW 494: Conflict of Laws II |
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Disability Law |
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Legal System I |
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Legal System II |
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Law of Contract |
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Legal Issues in Sports |
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Principles of Law I |
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Principles of Law II |
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Law of Contract |
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Labour Law |
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2003/2004 |
PIONEER TEACHING ASSISTANT in the Department of Commercial Law – KNUST and taught the following courses: |
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2003/2004 Academic Year |
LAW 151: Law of Contract I |
- SUPERVISION OF STUDENT PROJECT WORK/THESIS/RESEARCH
- PHD SUPERVISION/ASSESSED
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Academic Year |
Name of Candidate |
Title of Thesis |
Degree |
Role |
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Emmanuel Antwi Fordjour |
The Court Language: A Cross Linguistic Translation from English into Akan |
PhD ( on going) Supporting Evidence : SD 30) |
Supervisor responsible for legal dimension |
- MASTER’S SUPERVISION/ASSESSED
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Academic Year |
Name of Student |
Title of Thesis/Project |
Degree |
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2020/2021 |
Isaac Gyeabour Ofori |
An Appraisal of Judicial Decisions on Medical Negligence in Ghana: Are the Laws Promoting Patient Autonomy or Entrenching Medical Paternalism? |
Master of Laws |
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James Owusu |
Factors Affecting the Growth of the Creative Industry in Ghana: A Study of Music and Movie Industries |
Masters in Intellectual Property Law |
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Nancy Ama Sackey: |
The Role of Intellectual Property as a Tool for Business Development in the Informal Economy of Ghana |
Masters in Intellectual Property Law |
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Appiah Kwasi Patrick |
Collapse of Indigenous Banks in Ghana: A Case Study of Beige Bank Ltd. |
Master of Laws |
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Anna-Rhoda Amoako-Doku |
Expiration of Leasehold Interest in Ghana: A Critical Appraisal |
Master of Laws |
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Daniel Yaw Sekyere |
Patients Right to Information, The Exact Obligation of Health Practitioners: A Case Study of Kumasi |
Master of Laws |
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2018/2019 |
Daniel Bioyel Bewel |
Harmonisation of Company Laws in Africa: The Way Forward |
Master of Laws |
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Millicent Yenkagyi |
Should Ghana adopt no fault-based scheme in addressing Clinical Negligence |
Master of Laws |
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Tonny Nyarko Acheampong |
The Legal, Ethical and Socio-Cultural Concerns of Assisted Reproduction in Ghana |
Master of Laws |
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Kwadwo Bio Agyei |
Contempt Powers of the Court: A Cane Applicable for use by Commissions of Inquiry? |
Master of Laws |
- UNDERGRADUATE SUPERVISION/ASSESSED
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Year |
Name of Student |
Title of Thesis |
Degree |
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2021 |
Gertrude Korley, |
Regulating Surrogacy in Ghana |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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2020 |
Ernest Oppong Boateng |
Ethical Commercialization of Human Organs in Ghana |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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2019 |
Agyapong Akua Serwaa |
Filling The Legal Vacuum: A Prospective Regulatory Framework for IVF in Ghana |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Rhoda Owusu, |
Is There Property Rights in A Corpse? – An Appraisal of The Anatomy Act of Ghana |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Trisha Kolibea Adoba, |
The Application of The Bolam Test in Ghanaian Courts |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Eunice Ohenewaa Mensah, |
Emerging Legal and Ethical Issues in Surrogacy: The Need for Legislative Response in Ghana |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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2016 |
Linda Fremah: |
Exploring the Implications of Euthanasia on the Right to Life and the Sanctity of Life Principle |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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2016 |
Lawrence Mwinkum Yirkyio: |
Medical Negligence in Ghana: An Appraisal of the law |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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2015 |
Francisca Ayivor, |
Consent to Medical Treatment and the Doctrine of Informed Consent in Ghana - An Appraisal of the Law in Ghana |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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2010 |
Peter Oppong Boahen |
The Impact of Appointment of Career Magistrate on Quality of Justice Delivery – A case study of Career Magistrates in Ashanti Region |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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2009 |
Alexander Kwasi Oti Acheampong |
Patient Autonomy and Informed Consent – A case study of Kumasi |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Emmanuel Kwabena Arthur |
Filing Company Annual Returns – Is it Relevant to Modern Company Practice in Ghana |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Yaa Safoah Poku |
Extending the right to vote to Prisoners: A comparative study of the Trends in Developed and Emerging Legal Sysem |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Lily Amoah-Kanakam |
Towards Reformation of the Common Law Rules on Misrepresentation |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Akua Gyamfuaa Boakye-Acheamppong |
Media Freedom and Media Excesses in Ghana: Rethinking De-Regulation of the Radio Broadcasting in Emerging Democracies |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Fredua Osborn |
A Critical Assessment of the Law on Insider Trading in Ghana |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Elom Kwami Donald Bani |
The legality of the use of force and growing trend of terrorism |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Quaye Ewurabena Emmanueller |
An Examination of Effectiveness of Legal Aid Scheme in Ensuring Access to Justice |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Otelia Ameyaw |
The Role of a Company Secretary in Corporate Governance – A critique of Ghanaian Law and Lessons from other Jurisdictions |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Osei Adrian |
The Independence of the Ghanaian Judiciary Under the 1992 Constitution: A cause for Change or maintaining the status quo |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Yaa Safoah Pokua |
Extending the right to vote to Prisoners: A comparative study of the Trends in Developed and Emerging Legal Systems |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Fred Agyemang Osborne |
A Critical Assessment of the Law On Insider Trading In Ghana |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Kwabena Osei Agyemang |
Protection of Shareholders Investment: Nwabiagya Rural Bank as case study |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Oppong Michael Faraday |
The Role of the Armed Forces of Today in Consolidation of the Current Democratic Dispensation of the Constitutional Rule in Ghana |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Augustine B. Kidisil |
A case for the right to not be poor: A critical appraisal of its manifestation under some municipal law |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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2008 |
Gyikua Plange-Rhule |
An Appraisal of Ghanaian law and Practice in the Medical treatment of children: Issues surrounding refusal of consent to treatment |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Frank Kwadwo Otoo |
Abolition of the Death Penalty – Ghana in Perspective |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Rachel Adamanful |
The Economic Partnership Agreement Between the European Union and ECOWAS: A recipe for the Marginalization of the developing countries in the world economy |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Anaba Paschal Kennedy |
Legal Philosophy and the Concept of Corporate Social Responsibility: The Need for a Legal Mandate |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Miriam Azu |
An Assessment of the Impact of the Principle in Salomon v Salomon Ltd [1897] AC 22 on the Company law of Ghana |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Marian Yankson |
The Legal Implications of the African Peer Review Mechanism on the Sovereignty of Participating States |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Emanuel Adomako Nuakoh |
The Effects of Morality on the Promulgation of Law |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Tikaha Jeff Edward Musore |
Ghana’s Law on Fraud and the Public Expectation of the Police in Combating the Emerging Computer and Cyber Fraud |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Baffoe-Bonnie Sandra Elizabeth |
Ensuring the Accountability of Directors in Corporate Governance: An Examination of Ghanaian Company Law |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Papa Yaw Owusu-Ankomah |
The Potential Failure of the Doha Round and Future Bargaining Rounds: A Case for the Reformation of the Multilateral Trade Regime and the Global Trade Liberalization Agenda |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Emmanuel Kwabena Arthur |
Filing Company Annual Returns – Is it Relevant to Modern Company Practice in Ghana |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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2007 |
Orowhuo W.A. Okocha |
Theories of Punishment and Judicial Attitude towards Sentencing: A comparative study of Ghanaian and Nigerian Criminal Justice Systems |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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Francisca Kusi- Appiah |
Bail under the Criminal Justice System: An Exposition and Critique of Ghanaian Law |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
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2006 |
Patrick Asante- Nuro |
An Investigation into the effect of Judicial Precedent on Law Making in Ghana |
Bachelor of Law (LLB) |
- OTHER PROFESSIONALLY RELATED EXPERIENCE
- PROFESSIONAL STATUS
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Professional Association |
Membership Type |
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Ghana Bar Association |
Member |
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Society of Legal Scholars (UK) |
Member |
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World Medical Law Association |
Member |
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Scholars at Risk Network |
Member |
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Strictly Corporate Law (Ghana) |
Member |
- SELECTED PROFESSIONALLY RELATED PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN AFTER APPOINTMENT AS SENIOR LECTURER
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Date |
Activity |
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2022- date |
Dean, Faculty of Law |
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2019 - 2021 |
External Assessor for Promotions: School of Law, GIMPA, Greenhill, Accra |
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2015 - 2021 |
Coordinator to obtain accreditation and set up Bachelor of Law Programme, Presbyterian University College, Abetifi |
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2021 – to date |
Council Member, KNUST Governing Council |
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2021 – to date |
Member, KNUST Statues Review Committee |
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2021 – to date |
Member, KNUST Legal Advisory Board |
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2018 – to date |
Non-Professorial Member of CoHSS to Academic Board, KNUST |
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2021 – to date |
Academic Board Non-Professorial Member of Executive Committee, KNUST |
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2020 – to date |
Examiner, Ghana School of Law Entrance Examination (Independent Examination Board) |
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2018 – to date |
KNUST Moderator (Affiliation), College of Science, Arts and Education (now Greenfield College) Sunyani |
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2018 |
Chairman, College of Science, Arts and Education (Now Greenfield College) Committee to Plan LLB Programme and Obtain Accreditation for LLB Programme |
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2018 – 2021 |
Special Coordinator to mentor new Acting Dean and Teaching Staff of new Faculty of law at Presbyterian University College |
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2018 – 2021 |
Chairman, Faculty Board of Examiners, Presbyterian University College |
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2015 – to date |
Moot Coordinator, Faculty of Law Moot Court Programmes |
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2008 - 2011 |
Lead Coach and Trainer of KNUST Team in the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 All Africa Human and People Rights Moot Court Competition held at South Africa, Nigeria, Benin and South Africa Respectively |
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2005 – to date |
Founder and Executive Director, Centre for Human Rights and Advanced Legal Research |
- DETAILS OF RESEARCH OR PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN SINCE LAST PROMOTION IN THE UNIVERSITY
- RESEARCH CONDUCTED
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S/N |
Date |
Research Topic |
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2021- to date |
Medical law, Medical Malpractice and Ghanaian Traditional Value of Pacifism - Exploring the seeming tension between the autonomy dominated medical law, contested claims in medical malpractice and Ghanaian peaceful attitude of not challenging wrong or injuries for sake of God. |
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2018 - 2021 |
A comparative study of Company Law Reform in Ghana in wake of enactment of Companies Act 2019 - Seeking to find out how historical experience of repealed Companies Act 1963 (Act 179) as well as emerging lessons from other jurisdictions particularly the financial meltdown informed provisions of the new Companies Act 2019 (Act 992) |
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2016 - to date |
Towards development of Ghanian medical law - Drawing on lessons from historical and contemporary developments in medical law in advanced jurisdictions like UK, Canada, USA and Australia to shape development of uniquely Ghanaian medical law |
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2019 – to date |
A theoretical critique of Ghana Legal System - Interrogating unexamined assumptions of aspects of Ghana legal system through the prism of legal theory. |
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2019 – to date |
A survey of Public Health law from Gold Coast to Ghana |
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2017 – to date |
Development of Animal law in Ghana - Employing veterinary jurisprudence concepts to construct framework for animal law in Ghana |
- PUBLICATIONS ARISING OUT OF THE RESEARCH (AFTER PROMOTION TO THE RANK OF SENIOR LECTURER IN 2016).
Refereed Journal Articles
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Journal Articles |
Date Published |
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1. |
Owusu-Dapaa, E & Bewel, D (2021). Regulation of Health Care Professionals in Ghana: An Appraisal. Medicine and Law. |
2021 |
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Owusu-Dapaa, E (2021) Reimagining Doctrinal Orientations of English Health Care Law Scholarship Since 1980. International Journal of Law and Society. |
2021 |
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3.. |
Owusu-Dapaa E. (2021). Unenforceability of Contract – Are Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms under Ghana’s 1992 Constitution Grounds of Public Policy? Part 3 or 4. Africa Journal of International Comparative Law. |
2021 |
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4. |
Bewel, Daniel & Owusu-Dapaa E (2021). Why the Supreme Court of Ghana erred on the Proper Application of Vicarious Liability Doctrine in its Recent Decision in Kwadwa Appiah V. Kwabena Anane. UCC Law Journal |
2021 |
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5. |
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2021 |
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6. |
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December 2020 |
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7. |
Adomako-Kwakye C & Owusu-Dapaa E (2020). The Challenges for Surrogate Mothers in Ghana: Recommendations for the Legal Protection of Their Rights, Medicine and Law, Volume 39 Issue 4, 604-617 |
2020 |
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8. |
Festus Emiri & Owusu-Dapaa, E, (2019). A Cathedral Pedagogy for Teaching Law: Using Contract Law as Sample, KNUST Law Journal, Vol.8, 182 |
2019 |
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Owusu-Dapaa, E (2017). ‘Exploring the Existence of a Distinct Body of Health Care Law in Ghana’ KNUST Law Journal |
2017 |
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10. |
Oti Acheampong, A, Owusu-Dapaa, E et al. (2016). Informed Consent of Ghana Health Service Patients Charter: The Practice and Awareness, Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 4, 63-67 |
2016 |
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11. |
Owusu-Dapaa, E. (2016). Empowering Patients in Ghana: Is there a case for a Human Rights-Based Health Care Law? Lancaster University Ghana Law Journal, Volume 1, 91-114 |
2016 |
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12. |
Owusu-Dapaa, E. (2016). Informed Consent in Medical Treatment and the Challenge of Traditional Ghanaian Culture Volume 2 Lancaster University Ghana Law Journal 122-147 |
2016 |
Books and Book Chapters in the areas of specialization for Higher Education
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S/N |
Books and Book Chapters |
Date Published |
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Owusu-Dapaa, E & Festus Emiri, Ayuba Giwa (2020). Essentials of Lawyering Skills in Africa (Lagos: Malthouse Press Limited) (ISBN 978-978-57643-5-2) |
2020 |
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2. |
Owusu-Dapaa, E (2020). Medical Law in Ghana: A Primer (Icon Law Series) |
2020 |
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3. |
Owusu-Dapaa, E & Kwarteng, N.F., (2019). Ghana Legal System and Legal Method – A Core Textbook for LLB Students, (Accra: Major Dadzie Books) (ISBN 978-9988-54-500-0) |
2019 |
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Owusu-Dapaa, E (2021). Commissions of Inquiry and the Quest for a Greater Accountability in Health Care Delivery in Africa: A Ghanaian Perspective in Ndulo, M et al Handbook on African Law, Routledge/Taylor and Francis. |
2021 |
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Emiri, F., Owusu-Dapaa, E & Adesina,I, (2021). Teaching Persuasive Writing Using The “Process-Based” Approach in Emiri, F, & Orisewezie, D, Law and Society in Nigeria, Essays in Honour of Hon. Justice Marshal Umukoro (Malthouse Press Limited) ISBN: 978-978-54775-7-3 |
2021 |
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6. |
Emiri, F & Owusu-Dapaa, E (2017). Medical Malpractice Litigation in Nigeria in O.A. Ijabadeniyi & C.T. Oluwadare, eds. Sociology of Health in 21st Century Africa, Lagos, CSS Sterling Press |
2017 |
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Owusu-Dapaa, E & Afriyie, J (2016). ‘Advances in Medicine, Regulation of Healthcare and the Search for Appropriate Legal Framework in Ghana’ in Oppong R.F, Adjabeng, W.K A Commitment to Law, Development and Public Policy: A Festschrift in Honour of Nana Dr. SKB Asante (London, Wildy, Simmonds & Hill Publishing) 683-706 |
2016 |
- JOURNALS IN WHICH PAPERS ARE PUBLISHED
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S/N |
Name of Journal |
Publisher |
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1 |
World Medical Law Association’s Law and Medicine |
William S Hein & Co., Inc. |
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2 |
KNUST Law Journal |
KNUST University Printing Press, Kumasi |
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3 |
Africa Journal of International and Comparative Law |
Edinburgh University Press,Scotland |
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4 |
International Comparative and Corporate Law |
CMP publishing |
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5 |
UCC Law Journal |
Faculty of Law, University of Cape Coast |
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6 |
Journal of Biosciences and Medicines |
Indian Academy of Sciences |
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7 |
International Journal of Law & Society |
Science Publishing Group |
- OTHER CONFERENCES/SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
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Owusu-Dapaa E. “SDGs and Universities Actions Towards KNUST Mandate at 70 and Beyond- Areas of Common Interest and Linkages for Collaboration |
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Owusu-Dapaa E Lead Discussant Ghana Law Reform Commission Intra Faculty Seminar on Unfair Contract Terms, September 2021 |
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Owusu-Dapaa E Covid 19 and Public Health Law in Ghana delivered during University of Ghana Webinar January 2021 presented at 2021 KNUST Summer School (70th Anniversary edition) September 2021 |
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Owusu-Dapaa E. Ethical Deficits and Legal Challenges of Tele-Medicine: A Plea for Cautionary Approach in Wide-Scale Implementation of Tele-Medicine in Ghana presented at the Annual Scientific Congress of Ghana College of Physician and Surgeons at Accra, 27th November, 2020 |
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Owusu-Dapaa, E. Is the Duty of Good Faith in Contractual Performance Recognised Under Ghanaian Law? Presented at Good Faith in Contract Conference organized by University of Montreal, Qubec, Canada 11th – 12th May 2018 [ Supporting Evidence: SD 36) |
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Owusu-Dapaa, E. “Medicalising” Lawyers And “Legalising” Doctors in Africa for A Greater Healthcare Accountability - A Plea for Medical Law and Bioethics Education in Anglophone Africa. A paper presented at the Conference of Legal Academics 2017, held at the IDL Conference Centre, KNUST from 20th – 22nd October 2017 under the theme ‘The Future of Legal Education in Ghana.’ |
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Owusu-Dapaa, E. Two and Half Decades After Adoption of The 1992 Constitution- Progress and Regress in the Recognition of Disability Rights in Ghana, presented at Lancaster University Ghana’s Maiden Interdisciplinary Conference on Disability and National Development held at Auditorium of LUG, East Legon, 8th March 2017 |
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Owusu-Dapaa, E. ‘The Use of Prerogative of Mercy in Ghana and its threats to Constitutionalism: A plea for Taming the Unruly Horse, presented at UPSA Faculty of Law Two-Day Conference held at LBC Auditorium, UPSA 9th -10th March 2017 on the theme: “Ghana @ 60: Evolution of Law, Democratic Governance, Human Rights and Future Prospects |
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Owusu-Dapaa, E. ‘The Use of Prerogative of Mercy in Ghana and its threats to Constitutionalism: A plea for Taming the Unruly Horse, presented at UPSA Faculty of Law Two-Day Conference held at LBC Auditorium, UPSA 9th -10th March 2017 on the theme: “Ghana @ 60: Evolution of Law, Democratic Governance, Human Rights and Future Prospects |
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Owusu-Dapaa, E. Two and Half Decades after Adoption of The 1992 Constitution- Progress and Regress in the Recognition of Disability Rights In Ghana, presented at Lancaster University Ghana’s Maiden Interdisciplinary Conference on Disability and National Development held at Auditorium of LUG, East Legon 8th March 2018 (Supporting Evidence : 39 a and 39 b) |
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Owusu-Dapaa, E. Birth Defects and Birth Injuries Related Disability: Exploring Legal Options for the Affected Families presented at Multidisciplinary Conference on Disability and Development convened by Lancaster University Ghana at East Legon on 16th March 2018 |
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Owusu-Dapaa, E. ‘Empowering Patients in Ghana: Is there a case for a Human Rights-Based Health Care Law?’ presented at Maiden Law Colloquium convened by Lancaster University Ghana at East Legon on 12th April 2015 |
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Owusu-Dapaa, E. 'Medical Malpractices and the Complexity of Healthcare Litigation: Is there a case for a no-fault compensation in England and Wales' presented at Fourth European Conference on Health Law at Coimbra, Portugal 9-11 October 2013. |
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Owusu-Dapaa, E. ‘How We Got Where We Are After Almost 40 Years: A look at the emergence of Health Care Law in England and Wales as a Legal Field’ held at University of Edinburgh School of Law, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK on Sep 3, 2013 (Organization: Society of Legal Scholars PhD Conference, 2013) [SP 47] |
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Owusu-Dapaa, E. "The History of Medical Law in the England and Wales' " Time: 4 PM to 6 PM Location: University of Central Lancashire School of Law, Preston, UK Event Date: Jan 13, 2014 |
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Owusu-Dapaa, E. Meeting the Unmet Legal Needs: An Audit of legal Education in Ghana the Past 50 Years, presented at Law Teachers Conference organized by Faculty of Law, University of Ghana at Fiesta Royale Hotel Accra, Ghana, 19th-20th March,2009 |
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Owusu-Dapaa, E. Legal Education in Africa and USA: A Comparative Perspective presented at Jane Ryan Pre-Law Fund Annual Lecture Series organized by State University of New York, Gennesso, Rochester, N.Y. at Genesso, N.Y 25th March,2009 |
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Owusu-Dapaa, E participated in Accra High Level CSO Parallel Conference on Aid Effectiveness at Accra, March 2008 |
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Owusu-Dapaa,E participated in Experts and Stakeholders Round Table Discussion of Companies Bill organized by Companies Code Review Committee at GIMPA, Green Hill July,2008 |
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Owusu-Dapaa,E participated in Ghana’s Golden Jubilee Law Conference, Accra, Ghana. Organisers: Law Faculty, University of Ghana and presented Paper: “Facilitating access to Commercial Credit: The Role of the Law since Independence.” November 16-17, 2007 |
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Owusu-Dapaa, E participated in Committee of Experts Meeting on Judicial Corruption, organized by Ghana Integrity Initiative (Ghana Chapter, Transparency International), Dec 16, 2005 |
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Participant, Conference for Review of a Draft Code of Corporate Governance for Business Operators in Ghana, Kumasi, 2009 |
OTHER EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
- PRIVATE LEGAL PRACTICE
Managing Partner, Owusu-Dapaa Law & Associates , Kumasi ( to date)
Responsibilities:
- Instruct pupils and junior lawyers
- Manage lawyers and Paralegals
- Prepare pleadings and all relevant court processes
- Conduct trial and appeals
- Conduct Constitutional litigation at the Supreme Court
- Prepare legal opinion for corporate retainer clients
- LEGAL CONSULTANT FOR LEGISLATIVE SERVICE COMMISSIONED BY UNICEF FOR MINISTRY OF GENDER AND CHILDREN AND SOCIAL PROTECTION
Responsibilities
- Review draft Social Protection Bill to ascertain if all approved comments on earlier drafts (from consultative meetings) have been incorporated into latest version
- Submit notes on gaps identified during the review (what is missing/left out etc)
- Develop and finalize 2 briefs (summarized versions of the Bill) to be shared with participants during consultations
- Translate Bill into power point intended for consultation with stakeholders with significant education and share with SPD director
- Facilitate consultations on the Bill
- Develop a road map on strategies to be adopted to facilitate the passage of the Bill.
- Consolidate comments from all the consultations, prepare a response matrix using approved format and submit to SPD (for onward submission to the AG’s department)
ADMINISTRATIVE AND ADJUDICATORY RELATED EXPERIENCE
- Dean, Faculty of Law, 2022- date
- Member, Academic Board, KNUST: 2007-2009
- Member, College Board, CASS: 2006 -2009 (
- Cognate Member, College Board, CARN: 2006-2007
- Member, College Research and Conference Sub Committee, CASS: 2005
- Member, Sub-Committee of KNUST Welfare Committee: 2005
- Chairman, Faculty of Law Income Generation Committee : 2010
- Member, Examination Malpractice Committee for Department of Chemical Engineering: 2007
- Member, Examination Malpractice Committee for Faculty of Mechanical & Agricultural Engineering
- Member, Industrial and Professional Relations Committee , CASS : 2006
- Member, Vice Chancellor’s Disciplinary Committee to investigate an alleged misconduct of Mr. Kwabena Appiahene, Driver Grade 1: 2005
- Member, The Affiliation Committee for Newly Accredited Bachelor of Engineering Degree Programme in Oil and Gas – All Nations University College, Koforidua : 2009
- Member, Sub-Committee to Investigate Examination Malpractice , Faculty of Physical Sciences: 2008
- Chairman, Faculty of Law Legal Aid Clinic Committee: 2008
- Member, CASS Committee on MoU between KNUST and Ghana Tourist Board
- Head of Department, Commercial Law: 2007 – 2009; ( 2016-2021)
- Faculty Examinations Officer, Law: 2009-2011
- Representative of the Vice Chancellor at Public Forum on the Disability Act (Act 715): 2007
- Scrutineer, Election of Pro Vice Chancellor : 2008
- Resource Person, Freshmen Orientation, Sunyani campus , KNUST : 2009
- Member, Committee to Review LLM Course Descriptions: 2007
- KNUST Representative, Second Stakeholders’ Workshop on the Companies Act.1963 (Act 179), Golden Tulip Hotel Kumasi: 2008
- KNUST Representative, Review of the First Draft of the Companies Bill,2009 at Volta Hotel , Akosombo : 2009
- Moot Coordinator, Faculty of Law Moot Court Programmes, 2005-date
Lead Coach and Trainer of KNUST Team in the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 All Africa Human and People Rights Moot Court Competition held at South Africa, Nigeria, Benin and South Africa Respectively.
SERVICE TO THE NATION AND GHANAIAN SOCIETY
- Member of Legal Team HE President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo
in the 2021 Presidential Election Petition, 2021
- Presenter and Resource Person, Legal Framework of Social Protection in Ghana at Learning Event on Social Protection organized by SEND- Ghana at True Vine Hotel 27/8/2020
- Resource Person: Public legal Education and Legal Outreaches to various organizations, churches and mosques at various places in Kumasi, Konongo, Bekwai, Mamponteng, Mampong and Kenyasi (Newmount): 2005- 2011 (SP26 –SP 31)
- Executive Director, Centre for Human Rights and Advanced Legal Research (CHRALER), Kumasi (NGO financed locally and dedicated to providing legal aid clinic and free legal resources to the poor and vulnerable): 2005-2011 (SP30 and SP31)
- Member of Board of Governors of St George’s Senior High and Vocational Technical School, Kuntanase: 2009-2011
- Board Member and Legal Advisor Odotobiri Rural Bank, Jacobu 2005- 2011 ( SP 32)
- Patron and Pro bono Solicitor for King Jesus Charity Home and Orphanage, Boadi: 2007-2011
- Pro bono Legal Adviser to Catholic Archbishop of Kumasi on resolution of female genital inspection scandal at St Louis Training College, Kumasi: 2008
- Resource Person at NCCE Constitution Week Celebration, Kumasi: 2010
- Resource Person- Association of Rural Banks (Ashanti Chapter) proposed Amendment of Section 38(1)(e) of the Banking Act, 2004 (Act 673): 2007
- Resource Person, Workshop on Corporate Governance for Directors of Ashanti Region Chapter of the Association of Rural Banks: 2006
- Resource Person, CDD Seminar on Public Education and Dissemniation of the Popular Version of the Disability Act, 2006: 2007
- Resource Person, Constitutional Review Commission Consultations in Ashanti Region: 2010
- Resource Person and Consultant, Pentecost University College Law Faculty: 2011
- Resource Person, Legal Issues in the Work of the Photographer; organized by Ashanti Regional Branch of Ghana Union of Professional Photographers : 2006
- Resource Person, ‘How and When to Lobby’, organized by Young Christian Workers(YCW) , KNUST Catholic Chaplaincy : 2009
- Resource Person and Regular Commentator on Legal Matters on Radio Stations including Joy FM , Luv FM, Angel FM, Solid FM, Capital FM, Kessben FM, Boss FM , City Radio, Adom FM, Zuria FM, Garden City Radio, and Nhyira FM: 2006-2011
- Resource Person Participant at Companies Code Review Workshop held at GIMPA, GreenHill under the auspice of Business Law Reform Unit of Ministry of Justice and Attorney General: 2008
- Resource Person at CDD-Ghana’s Workshops on dissemination of information on newly passed Disability Act, 2007 held at Miklin Hotel, Kumasi, Regent Hotel, Sunyani and Tamale: 2008
- Facilitator/Presenter: Annual International Human Rights Training Workshop organized by JHR, Canadian NGO at Sir Max Hotel, Kumasi: 2007
- Participated in Committee of Experts Meeting on Judicial Corruption, organized by Ghana Integrity Initiative (Ghana Chapter, Transparency International): 2005.
- 2008: Participated in Experts and Stakeholders Round Table Discussion of Companies Bill organized by Companies Code Review Committee at GIMPA, Green Hill July, 2008
- Resource Person , Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Justice Centres Advocates Training held at Engineering Guest House ,KNUST : 2010 ( SP 40)
SERVICE TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND HUMANITY
- Resource Person, World Disability Day Roundtable Discussion, Accra. Organizers: Ghana Centre for Democratic Development, Accra,: 2007
- 2008: Resource Person and Regional Focal Person for dissemination of information on Paris Principles of Aid Effectiveness in Ashanti Region under the auspice of SEND Foundation and National Secretariat of Aid Effectiveness
- International Guest Lecturer to deliver 2009 Jane Ryan Pre-Law Fund Annual Lecture Series organized by State University of New York, Genesso, Rochester,N.Y. at Genesso ,N.Y : 25th March,2009 . Topic: Legal Education in Africa and USA: A Comparative Perspective
- Guest Lecturer at Lancaster University Law School. Topic: Ensuring Access to Justice in Defiance of Poverty: The Role of Civil Society Organisations in Ghana: 2008
- Judge at 17th All Africa Human and People Rights Moot Court Competition held at University of Pretoria , South Africa: 2008
- Judge at 18th All Africa Human and People Rights Moot Court Competition held at University of Lagos , Nigeria: 2009
- Judge at 19th All Africa Human and People Rights Moot Court Competition held at University of Benin, De Calavi, Abommey, Cotonu, Benin: 2010 ( Exhibit SP46)
- Judge at 20th All Africa Human and People Rights Moot Court Competition held at University of Pretoria , South Africa, 2011 (
- Speaker, IV European Conference on Health Law- European Health Law & Patient Empowerment, held at Coimbra, Portugal October 9th -11th 2013,
- Judge at 2017 International Rounds of Philip Jessup Moot Court Compettiton, Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington DC, USA
REFEREES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST