Justice Professor Samuel Date-Bah was born on February 26, 1943, in Ghana. He entered Achimota School, in 1956, where he completed in 1962. He was admitted to the Law Faculty of the University of Ghana, Legon, in 1963, and graduated with an LL.B (First Class Honours) in 1965 and a Barrister at Law (BL.) Diploma in 1966.[1] He proceeded immediately to the Yale Law School, United States, from where he obtained a Master’s in Law(LL.M) in 1967 and a Ph.D. in law in 1969 from the London School of Economics, University of London. He was called to the Ghana Bar in 1966.[2]
Careeredit
Academiaedit
From 1969 to 1984 he taught various courses in various academic institutions including Contract, Tort, Commercial law and Public International Law. Academic positions he held include: 1969 to 1981, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and then Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ghana; 1979-1980, Associate Professor of Commercial Law, University of Nairobi; 1980–84, Professor and Head of Department of Private Law, University of Calabar, Nigeria; He also held visiting academic positions at Lincoln College, Oxford University (1972), Yale Law School (1976) and at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland (1998).[3]
Justice of the Supreme Courtedit
He was also a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana from 2008-2013.[4] In the 1970s, he was a Member of the Ghana Law Reform Commission and Between 1969 and 1979 he was a part-time legal practitioner in Accra. He has since 2000 been a fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences and since 1996 a member of the International Academy of Commercial and Consumer Law.[5] He is currently the Chairman, Ghana Law Reform Commission and Chairman, Council of the University of Ghana, Legon.[6] He is also the Board Chairman of the Data Protection Commission of Ghana.[7]
International engagementsedit
Between 1984 and 2003 Professor Date-Bah was the Special Adviser (Legal) at the Commonwealth Secretariat, London responsible for effective legal advisory and negotiating services to the developing member states of the Commonwealth. He played instrumental role as leader of a multidisciplinary Commonwealth Secretariat team which assisted the first independence Government of Namibia to negotiate a joint-venture agreement with De Beers that has been the bedrock of the Namibian economy since then; and several petroleum exploration agreements with international petroleum companies on behalf of the government.
Since 1966 he has been a member of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law UNIDROIT, Rome, Working Group that produced the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts.[8][9]
samuel, date, samuel, kofi, date, august, 1943, academic, former, supreme, court, judge, ghana, gambia, samuel, kofi, date, bahjsc, fgasupreme, court, judgein, office, 2003, 2013appointed, byjohn, kufuorpersonal, detailsborn26, february, 1943nationalityghanaia. Samuel Kofi Date Bah JSC FGA August 26 1943 is an academic and a former Supreme Court Judge in Ghana and the Gambia Samuel Kofi Date BahJSC FGASupreme Court JudgeIn office 2003 2013Appointed byJohn KufuorPersonal detailsBorn26 February 1943NationalityGhanaian Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Academia 2 2 Justice of the Supreme Court 3 International engagements 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life and education editJustice Professor Samuel Date Bah was born on February 26 1943 in Ghana He entered Achimota School in 1956 where he completed in 1962 He was admitted to the Law Faculty of the University of Ghana Legon in 1963 and graduated with an LL B First Class Honours in 1965 and a Barrister at Law BL Diploma in 1966 1 He proceeded immediately to the Yale Law School United States from where he obtained a Master s in Law LL M in 1967 and a Ph D in law in 1969 from the London School of Economics University of London He was called to the Ghana Bar in 1966 2 Career editAcademia edit From 1969 to 1984 he taught various courses in various academic institutions including Contract Tort Commercial law and Public International Law Academic positions he held include 1969 to 1981 Lecturer Senior Lecturer and then Associate Professor Faculty of Law University of Ghana 1979 1980 Associate Professor of Commercial Law University of Nairobi 1980 84 Professor and Head of Department of Private Law University of Calabar Nigeria He also held visiting academic positions at Lincoln College Oxford University 1972 Yale Law School 1976 and at the University of Fribourg Switzerland 1998 3 Justice of the Supreme Court edit He was also a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana from 2008 2013 4 In the 1970s he was a Member of the Ghana Law Reform Commission and Between 1969 and 1979 he was a part time legal practitioner in Accra He has since 2000 been a fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences and since 1996 a member of the International Academy of Commercial and Consumer Law 5 He is currently the Chairman Ghana Law Reform Commission and Chairman Council of the University of Ghana Legon 6 He is also the Board Chairman of the Data Protection Commission of Ghana 7 International engagements editBetween 1984 and 2003 Professor Date Bah was the Special Adviser Legal at the Commonwealth Secretariat London responsible for effective legal advisory and negotiating services to the developing member states of the Commonwealth He played instrumental role as leader of a multidisciplinary Commonwealth Secretariat team which assisted the first independence Government of Namibia to negotiate a joint venture agreement with De Beers that has been the bedrock of the Namibian economy since then and several petroleum exploration agreements with international petroleum companies on behalf of the government In the 1970s Representative of the Ghana Government to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law He was elected Chairman of the commission in 1978 Since 1966 he has been a member of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law UNIDROIT Rome Working Group that produced the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts 8 9 See also editList of judges of the Supreme Court of Ghana Judiciary of Ghana Supreme Court of GhanaReferences edit Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2015 09 24 Retrieved 2015 01 02 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Prof Justice Date Bah retires with honour Archived from the original on 2015 01 03 Retrieved 2015 01 02 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2015 09 24 Retrieved 2015 01 02 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Keynote Prof Justice Date Bah 2014 09 10 Archived from the original on 2015 01 04 Retrieved 2015 01 04 Prof Justice Date Bah retires with honour Archived from the original on 2015 01 03 Retrieved 2015 01 02 Keynote Prof Justice Date Bah The Commonwealth Legal Education Association 2014 09 10 Retrieved 2017 12 19 Professor Justice Samuel Kofi Date Bah Data Protection Commission Archived from the original on 2015 01 04 Retrieved 2015 01 04 Professor Dr Samuel DATE BAH LL M SiLS Advisory Board SiLS Retrieved 2017 12 19 http www unidroit org english publications review articles 2004 2 datebah e pdf bare URL PDF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samuel Date Bah amp oldid 1141909944, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
