Background
Kwakwa, Edward Kwaku was born on April 19, 1961 in Kumasi, Ghana. Son of Benjamin and Helena (Donkor) Kwakwa.
Kwakwa, Edward Kwaku was born on April 19, 1961 in Kumasi, Ghana. Son of Benjamin and Helena (Donkor) Kwakwa.
Bachelor of Laws, University Ghana, 1984. Master of Laws, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1986. Master of Laws, Yale University, 1987.
Doctor of Juridical Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1990.
Legal research assistant State Insurance Corporation of Ghana, Accra, 1983-1984. Summer associate Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, 1986. Visiting lecturer law University Denver, 1989.
Associate O'Melveny & Myers, Washington, 1990-1993. International legal advisor Commission on Global Governance, Geneva, 1993-1994. Senior legal advisor United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 1994-1996.
Legal affairs officer World Trade Organization, 1996. Assistant legal counsel World Intellectual Property Organization, 1997—2003, deputy legal counsel, 2003—2004, legal counsel, since 2004. International law consultant Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, 1988-1994.
Rapporteur American Society International Law, 1988-1992. Director Integrated Bar Project, New Haven, Pretoria, South Africa, 1990-1993. Director Integrated Bar Project, South Africa, 1990-1993.
Visiting professor law Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy, 2000, University Pretoria, 2002.
Member international observer delegate South African Elections, 1994. Member European Association Development and Training Institutes Working Group on Refugees, Switzerland, 1995, Ghana United Nations Students Association, 1980-1984. Member American Bar Association, American Society International Law (rapporteur 1985-1992, member executive council since 2001), African Society International and Comparative Law.
Married Diana Rutiba, June 6, 1992. Children: Afia, Sibo, Kofi, Koby.