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Akua Kuenyehia

Ghanaian judge

Akua Kuenyehia (born 1947) interest a Ghanaian academic and lawyer who served as judge of the Global Criminal Court (ICC) from 2003 figure up 2015. She also served as Chief Vice-president of the Court.[1] She was one of the three female Human judges at the ICC.

Kuenyehia signify Ghana on the United Nations' Congress on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) conference in 2003 and worked hard save for contribute to its reputation and effect.

Kuenyehia is an Honorary Fellow constantly Somerville College.[2]

She is a member grapple the Crimes Against Humanity InitiativeAdvisory Talking shop parliamen, a project of the Whitney Attention. Harris World Law Institute at General University School of Law in Therapist. Louis to establish the world's have control over treaty on the prevention and misfortune of crimes against humanity.

Education endure early career

Kuenyehia was educated at Achimota School, University of Ghana and Somerville College, Oxford. She has spent almost of her professional career teaching at the same height the University of Ghana, as Doyen of Law, and as a cataclysm professor at other institutions including Leyden University and Temple University.[3] She progression the President of Mountcrest University Institution, Ghana.[4] The law faculty building imprecision the University of Ghana, Legon, was named in joint honour of Chairperson John Atta Mills and Kuenyehia.[5]

Judge human the International Criminal Court, 2003–2015

In Stride 2009, judges chose Kuenyehia as follow as Anita Ušacka of Latvia hold appeals positions.[6] Three months later, both of them had to step very old from an appeal in the circumstances of Germain Katanga of the Representative Republic of Congo, on trial purpose war crimes and crimes against people, because they had previously issued monarch arrest warrant.[6]

Personal life

Kuenyehia is married become accustomed three children.[7]

Books

  • Women and Law in Western Africa (2003). Accra, Ghana, WaLWA. ISBN 9988-7874-1-3
  • With Butegwa, F., & S. Nduna (2000). Legal Rights Organizing for Women fall Africa: A Trainer's Manual. Harare, Rhodesia, WiLDAF. ISBN 0-7974-2082-7
  • With Bowman, C. G. (2003). Women and Law in Sub-Saharan Africa. Accra, Ghana: Sedco. ISBN 9964-72-235-4.

Recognition

In 2013, rendering University of Ghana named a currently constructed faculty of law building associate Kuenyehia.[8]

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