PARTNER

Dr. Atupare Atudiwe P.

Dr. Atupare received his B.A and LLB in 2003 and 2006 respectively from the University of Ghana. He earned his M.A in Comparative Politics from Brock University, Canada in 2007 and his LL.M and PhD (Law) from Queen’s University, Canada in 2008 and 2011 respectively. He was called to the Ghana Bar in October 2013.

Dr. Atupare is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Cape Coast.

Dr. Atupare is a leading figure in Public Law in Ghana and Nigeria and has published widely on these two states. He is the author of the much acclaimed book: Constitutional Justice in Africa: An Examination of Constitutional Positivism, Fundamental Law and Rights in Ghana and Nigeria (Durban, LexisNexis, 2013), and journal articles like Reconciling a Fundamental Law of Reason with Socio-Economic Rights and Directive Principles in Ghana and Nigeria (2014) 27 Harvard Human Rights Journal; The Taxonomy of Transitional Justice in Africa: A Reflection on the Theoretical Trajectories of Truth Commissions and International Criminal Courts (2014) XXVI University of Ghana Law Journal etc.

His areas of interest include Constitutional Law, The Law of Torts, Criminal Law, Human Rights Law, Conflict of Laws, International Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Oil and Gas Law, Mining and Natural Resources Law.

Education

QUEENS UNIVERSITY
LLM, Master of Laws, 2008

PhD, Doctor of Philosophy, 2011

BROCK UNIVERSITY
MA, Master of Arts in Comparative Politics, 2007

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA
BA, Bachelor of Arts, 2003

LLB, Bachelor of Laws, 2006

Notable Admissions

• Ghana Bar, 2013