Mrs. Maame Yaa Akyiaa Barnes

Maame Yaa Akyiaa Barnes is a lecturer with immense expertise in Criminal Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Human Rights Law. She previously taught at Lancaster University, Ghana, where she founded the conference on Disability and Development and served as the Convener. She also founded the Journal on Disability, and was editor of its first two volumes. She has three book chapters and two journal articles to her name and is also a proud winner of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for African Leaders. She is fluent in Spanish and English.

CREDENTIALS

• LLM- London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK
• BL- Ghana School of Law, Accra, Ghana
• LLB- University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
• BA (Hons)- University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
• Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera (C1)- Centro de Cervantes

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Criminal Law
• Human Rights Law
• Alternative Dispute Resolution