The Ghana Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (GIALS), headquartered at No.1 Freetown Link, Okponglo Junction, in Accra, Ghana, is a non-profit organisation that was foundered by the late Professor Stephen Offei, with the aim of enhancing training and capacity building in all aspects of the law in Ghana. Part of its mission is to work with universities, the legal profession, industry, civil society organisations, and the community, to develop programmes of research, consultancy and teaching with focus on social, economic and sustainable development.
GIALS has also been working closely with the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) in London. The organisation was inaugurated on June 18, 2015, at a very colourful ceremony that was chaired by Retired Supreme Court Judge, Professor Justice S.K. Date Bah, and attended by many members of the legal community, nationally and internationally. On the preceding evening, Mr Jules Winterton, the then Director of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) in London, delivered a public Lecture on the theme, “Legal Education at the Crossroads”, at the British Council in Accra, to celebrate the inauguration of GIALS.
Professor Dr. Edmund Kwaw is an Associate Professor of Law, and Head of Department at the Faculty of Law of Wisconsin International University College, and the Acting Executive Secretary of the GIALS. He was educated at Achimota School, and holds a Bachelor of Arts, with Honours (B.A. Hons) degree from the University of Ghana Legon, a Bachelor of Laws with Honours (LL.B. Hons) degree from the University of Leeds, and
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Over the years GIALS has offered training by way of seminars and conferences covering a variety of topics. These include:
GIALS continues to offer a variety of courses, seminars (face-to-face and online) and webinars, on an on-going basis, throughout the year, at different locations in Ghana. Upcoming courses and seminars, covering different aspects of the law, are periodically published on the GIALS website and the dailies. At these courses and seminars, participants benefit from interacting with professionals and experts in different areas of law.
The main policy making body of GIALS, is the Advisory Council, which comprises eminent jurists, academics, retired judges and scholars of high repute. The Advisory Council also plays a crucial role in the strategic direction of GIALS. The current members of the Advisory Council are the following:
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