Anselmus Kludze

Anselmus Kodzo Paaku Kludze (1934 – 5 October 2013) was a Ghanaian lawyer, author[1] and academic who served as a judge for the Supreme Court of Ghana and was also a professor.[2] He was an Emeritus Professor of law[3] at Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey, United States, a chairman of the Law Reform Commission of Ghana,[4] a Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, London.[5]

Justice Anselmus Kodzo Paaku Kludze
Supreme Court Judge
In office 21 May 2003 – 12 March 2004
Appointed by	John Kufuor
Personal details
Born	1934 Ghana
Died	5 October 2013(2013-10-05) (aged 78–79)
Nationality	Ghanaian
Children	Ave Kludze
Alma mater	University of Ghana University of London

Biography

Kludze was born in 1934 to Stephen Komla Kludze. He hailed from Gbi-Kpeme, Hohoe in the Volta Region of Ghana.[6]

His father died at early age while he was studying at Adisadel College, Cape Coast on a government scholarship, his uncle, Anku Kludze however supported him financially to complete his secondary education.[7] After his secondary education, he entered the University of Ghana where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1963.[5][8] He continued at the Ghana School of Law where he qualified as a barrister in 1965.[5][8] He proceeded to the United Kingdom for further studies in law and was awarded his doctorate degree in 1969.[5][8] In 2002, he earned a Higher Doctorate degree of LL.D. for his scholarship from the University of London.[8]

Kludze joined the Law Faculty as a senior lecturer at the University of Ghana[9] and taught at the Ghana School of Law while a visiting professor at the Temple University School of Law.[8] He was also a professor of law and dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar, Nigeria.[8] Prior to entering academia, he was a barrister-at-law and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana.[8]

Kludze was appointed a justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana by the then president of Ghana, John Kufuor on 21 May 2003.[10] He served in that capacity until his retirement on 12 March 2004.[10]

He is the father of Ave Kludze, a rocket scientist with the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA).[11]

Publications

• Ewe Law of Property (1973) London: Sweet and Maxwell

See also

• List of judges of the Supreme Court of Ghana
• Supreme Court of Ghana

References

1. Brobbey, S. A. (2008). The law of chieftaincy in Ghana: incorporating customary arbitration, contempt of court, judicial review. Advanced Legal Publication. p. 42.
2. "Prof Kludze passes on". Ghana News Agency. Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
3. "Annual Report, Issue 29". Ghana Law Reform Commission. 2008: 2. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
4. Atuguba, Raymond; Dankwa, Ameley; Gakpleazi, Cynthia; Nabila, Daphne (2008). Who is the leader of the house of the Parliament of Ghana: report of a seminar discussion on the leadership of the Ghanaian Parliament, June 1, 2006. Legal Resources Centre: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Ghana. p. 12.
5. "Princeton University Catalog". Princeton University Catalog Library. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
6. "Restatement of the law, trusts: tentative draft, Issue 5". Executive Office, American Law Institute. 2009: viii. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
7. Kludze, A. K. P. (2000). Chieftaincy in Ghana. Austin & Winfield. p. vii.
8. "A. Kodzo Paaku Kludze". RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
9. "Review of Ghana Law, Volume 7". Review of Ghana Law. Ghana Legal Council: 77. 1975.
10. "The Supreme Court of Ghana Law Reports, Volume 2". The Supreme Court of Ghana Law Reports. Advanced Legal Publications: 680. 2003.
11. "Prof Kludze passes on". ModernGhana.com. Modern Ghana. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

External links

• NASA rocket scientist loses illustrious father