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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.

Acting Executive Secretary

Professor Dr. Edmund Kwaw

Professor Dr. Edmund Kwaw 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 Read More...

Upcoming Events
Courses of Study & Training

Over the years GIALS has offered training by way of seminars and conferences covering a variety of topics. These include:

Case Law and Medical Practice in Africa
Case Law & Medical Practice Workshop
Socio-Legal Writing Workshop
Virtual Banking Confab 2020

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.

Advisory Council

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:

Nana Dr. S. K. B. Asante
Nana Dr. S. K. B. Asante
Professor Jules Winterton
Professor Jules Winterton
Professor Kofi Oteng Kuffour
Professor Kofi Oteng Kuffour
Professor Francis Botchway
Professor Francis Botchway
Justice Stephen Alan Brobbey
Justice Stephen Alan Brobbey
Justice Professor Samuel Date-Bah
Justice Professor Samuel Date-Bah
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No.1 Freetown Link, Okponglo Junction, Accra, Ghana

+233 000 000 000

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