KNUST Law Acting Dean promoted to Associate Professor
With more than three decades of active legal practice, Dr. Chris Adomako-Kwakye, Esq. stands out as a seasoned professional whose impact spans both practice and academia.
The Acting Dean of the KNUST Faculty of Law, Dr. Chris Adomako-Kwakye, has been promoted to an associate professor.
With more than three decades of active legal practice, Dr. Chris Adomako-Kwakye, Esq., stands out as a seasoned professional whose impact spans both practice and academia.
Dr. Adomako-Kwakye is the Managing Partner of Adomako-Kwakye Law Consulting and a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, KNUST. Across a career exceeding two decades, he has built a strong niche in commercial law and natural resources law, combining rigorous scholarship with practical legal leadership.
His track record of excellence has attracted competitive recognition, including a Fulbright Scholarship (2011) tenable at Boston University, Massachusetts, USA. Earlier, in 1993, he received the Ghana Bar Association Meritorious Award in recognition of outstanding academic performance.
Research and Scholarly Focus
Dr. Adomako-Kwakye’s scholarship has largely concentrated on Ghana’s oil sector and other priority areas that sit at the intersection of law, governance, and development. His work engages themes such as commercial law, medico-legal law, oil and gas law, negotiation of natural resource contracts, revenue management frameworks, and governance challenges in natural resources exploitation.
Institutional Leadership and Service
Within KNUST and across other institutions, he has held key administrative and governance roles. He has served multiple terms as Head of the Commercial Law Department at the Faculty of Law, KNUST (including 2016–2017, 2015–2016, 2010–2011, and 2009–2010), and has also undertaken duties as Faculty of Law Examinations Officer over multiple terms. Beyond KNUST, he has served as Chairman of the Appeals Board of Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), among other leadership responsibilities.
The Law Platform celebrates Dr. Chris Adomako-Kwakye, Esq. for his intellectual depth, professional distinction, and enduring contribution to legal education and practice.
Education
PhD (Law), University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (2017–2021)
LL.M (Commercial Law), University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom (2003–2004)
Qualifying Certificate in Law (QCL), Ghana School of Law, Accra, Ghana (2003–2004)
LL.B, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana (1990–1993)
G.C.E. A/O Levels, Swedru Secondary School, Agona Swedru, Ghana (1990–1993)
Academic and Research Awards
2011 — Fulbright Scholarship (Boston University, Massachusetts, USA)
1993 — Ghana Bar Association Meritorious Award (Outstanding Academic Performance)
Positions Held
July 2020 – Present: Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, KNUST
January 2005 – Present: Managing Partner, Adomako-Kwakye Law Consulting
September 2005 – July 2020: Lecturer, Faculty of Law, KNUST
August 1998 – September 2002: Lecturer, Kumasi Polytechnic, Kumasi
Selected Publications
Mostert, H., Adomako-Kwakye, C., Kangwa-Musole Chisanga, & van den Berg, M., “Financing Crises in Africa: Implications for the Natural Resources and Energy Sectors,” in Resilience in Energy, Infrastructure and Natural Resources Law, Oxford University Press — book chapter (forthcoming, 2022).
Adomako-Kwakye, C., “Social Legitimacy in Mining: The Unresolved Problem in Mining Conflicts, a Ghana Case Study,” in International Arbitration in the African Energy and Mining Sectors, Palgrave Macmillan — book chapter (forthcoming, 2022).
Adomako-Kwakye, C. & Obeng Mensah, R., “Too Much, Too Little: The Dilemma of Ghana’s Legal Regime for Investment in the Mining Sector,” submitted to International Journal of Law and Society (2022).
Bediako, E. A. & Adomako-Kwakye, C., “Resetting the Focus of Legal Education in Ghana: The Need to Bring ICT Law to the Law Class,” KNUST Law Journal, Vol. 9 (2022, in press).
Adomako-Kwakye, C. & Owusu-Dapaa, E., “The Challenges for Surrogate Mothers in Ghana: Recommendations for Legal Protection,” Medicine and Law, Vol. 39(4) (2020), 603–618.
Adomako-Kwakye, C. & Bediako, E. A., “Is the Mineral Development Fund Act the Panacea for Development of Mining Areas in Ghana?” KNUST Law Journal, Vol. 8 (2019), 165–181.
Morhe, R. & Adomako-Kwakye, C., “Property Rights of Ghanaian Women in Informal Conjugal Unions,” KNUST Law Journal, Vol. 8 (2019), 88–107.
Adomako-Kwakye, C., “Neglect of Mining Areas in Ghana: The Case for Equitable Distribution of Resource Wealth,” Commonwealth Law Bulletin, Vol. 44(4) (2018), 637–651.
Adomako-Kwakye, C., “Petroleum Contracts between Foreign Investors and Host Developing Countries: A New Approach to Negotiating,” OGEL, Vol. 15(1) (2017), 1–15.
Adomako-Kwakye, C. et al., “Mandatory Pre-Employment Medical Examination: The Practice and the Law,” Beijing Law Review, Vol. 8 (2017), 1–9.
Oti Acheampong, A. et al., “Informed Consent and the Ghana Health Service Patients Charter: Practice and Awareness,” Journal of Biosciences and Medicine, 4 (2016), 63–67.
Adomako-Kwakye, C., “Critical Issues in Ghana’s Revenue Management Law,” CASS Conference Proceedings, KNUST (2013), 15–30.
Adomako-Kwakye, C., “Developing a Uniform Commercial Law Policy in Ghana,” KNUST Law Journal, Vol. 4 (2007/2008), 45–59.
Adomako-Kwakye, C., “Enforcing Guarantees in Ghana: Time for All to Act,” KNUST Law Journal, Vol. 3 (2006), 31–50.
