Koi Obuadabang Larbi was an activist and Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana from 1970 to 1972.[1]
Koi Obuadabang Larbi | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court Judge | |
| In office 5 August 1970 – 1972 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Koi Obuadabang Larbi 1914 |
| Nationality |  Ghanaian |
| Children | Madonna Larbi |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
| Profession | Judge |
Biography edit
Koi Larbi was born in 1914 in the Gold Coast.[2] He obtained his law degree in 1943 from Durham University[3] working at the West Indian seamen hostel as the warden.[2] While in school, he was a member of the West African Students Union (WASU). He qualified as a barrister at the Middle Temple[4] in January 1944[5] and begun private practice in London.[6] He became a legal advisor to the Gold Coast Farmers' delegation in the United Kingdom in 1945,[2][7] and the following year, he became a legal advisor to the West African National Secretariat (WANS).[7] He was also a member African Progress Association and the chairman of the Committee for the Defence of People of African Descent, a committee that was formed to provide legal support to Black people.[7][8]
Koi Larbi returned to the Gold Coast to resume private legal practice. He was called to the Gold Coast bar in 1946.[9] In 1969 he was appointed member of the Council of State[10] and a year later, he was appointed Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana on 5 August.[11][12] He was dismissed in 1972 when the Supreme Court was abolished by the National Redemption Council.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "The Supreme Court of Ghana Law Reports, Volume 1". The Supreme Court of Ghana Law Reports. Council for Law Reporting: vii. 1972.
- ^ a b c Adi, Hakim (1995). The 1945 Manchester Pan-African Congress Revisited. New Beacon Books. p. 140. ISBN 9781873201121.
- ^ "The Durham University Journal, Volume 30". The Durham University Journal. University of Durham: 413. 1972.
- ^ Amissah, A. N. E (1981). Legends of the Lawless Lord. Ilen Publications. p. 2.
- ^ "The law List". Stevens and Norton. 1948: 223.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Killingray, David (6 December 2012). Blacks in Britain. Routledge. p. 167. ISBN 9781136300066.
- ^ a b c Adi, Hakim (1995). The 1945 Manchester Pan-African Congress Revisited. New Beacon Books. p. 140. ISBN 9781873201121.
- ^ Adi, Hakim (1998). West Africans in Britain, 1900-1960: Nationalism, Pan-Africanism, and Communism. Lawrence & Wishart. p. 146. ISBN 9780853158486.
- ^ Ghana (1976). The Supreme Court of Ghana centenary : souvenir, 1876-1976. University Press. p. 74.
- ^ Danquah, Moses (1969). The Birth of the Second Republic. p. 33.
- ^ Amissah, A. N. E (1981). The contribution of the courts to government: a West African view. Clarendon Press. p. 308. ISBN 9780198253563.
- ^ "Ghana News, Issue 1". Ghana News. Embassy of Ghana: 4. 1969.
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