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By Roy Lie A Tjam.

 

On Tuesday March 11 2015, His Excellency Dr. Tony Aidoo, Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana, hosted a reception to bid farewell to Judge Akua Kuenyehia. A former first Vice-President and Judge of the International Criminal Court, Ambassador Aidoo called Judge Akua Kuenyehia an illustrious daughter of Ghana.

Kuenyehia holds the highest distinction of the Republic of Ghana.

 

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His Excellency Dr. Tony Aidoo and Judge Akua Kuenyehia.

Kuenyehia was educated at the University of Ghana and Oxford University. She has spent most of her professional career lecturing at the University of Ghana, as Dean of Law, and as a visiting professor at other institutions including Leiden University and Temple University. She is the President of Mount crest University College, Ghana. Professor Akua Kuenyehia, was also Dean of the faculty of Law of the renowned Legon University in Ghana.

 

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H.E. Karim Ben Becher, Ambassador of Tunisia and H.E. Ms. Nimota Nihinlola Akanbi, Ambassador of Nigeria.

Judge Akua Kuenyehia is a foundation member of the ICC. Together with former President Sang-Hyun Song and others they set up the court in 2003.

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