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ECOWAS Court President Justice Edward Amoako Asante honoured for exemplary leadership

ECOWAS Court President Justice Edward Amoako Asante honoured for exemplary leadership
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The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante has been honoured by the African Bar Association, with its Medal of Merit in Leadership.

The ceremony took place yesterday at the opening ceremony of the 2022 annual conference of the African Bar Association in Lilongwe, Malawi.

Former President John Kufuor was also honoured at the event.

In a message, the Court said the award is a recognition of the exemplary leadership provided by President Asante that has strengthened the image of the court as an exemplar among Africa’s regional courts.

In another message, the Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Professor Muhammed Tawfiq Ladan, described President Asante as an epitome of justice in its present form and a champion of human rights in the administration of justice.

ECOWAS Court President Justice Edward Amoako Asante honoured for exemplary leadership
ECOWAS Court President Justice Edward Amoako Asante honoured for exemplary leadership

Justice Asante who is a judge of the Court of Appeal of Ghana, was twice in 2018 and 2020 elected by his four other colleagues as President of the ECOWAS Court following their swearing in 2018.

Justice Asante is a member of the Ghana Bar Association, the Association of Magistrates and Judges of Ghana, the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association and the World Jurists Association.

Under his leadership, the ECOWAS Court successfully organized three international conferences on various aspects of the Court’s jurisprudence drawing from the expertise of leading jurists, lawyers, professional and scholars within the region to enrich the work of the Court.

The Court has also delivered many landmark decisions that have attracted international accolades.

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