About

Dr Prince Obiri-Korang is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Ghana School of Law (UGSoL) and the Coordinator of the LLM in Law and Development Programme. He also serves as a Senior Research Fellow at the Research Centre for Private International Law in Emerging Countries, Faculty of Law, University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa.
Dr Obiri-Korang obtained his Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree from the University of Johannesburg in 2020, completing the programme in record time. His doctoral research, supervised by the distinguished Professor Dr Dr Dr Michael Martinek (then Chair of the Institute for European Law, Saarland University, Germany), focused on choice of law rules in international commercial contracts within the field of Private International Law of Contracts. He was a recipient of the prestigious Global Excellence Stature (GES) bursary for both his doctoral and Master of Laws (LLM) studies in International Commercial Law – UJ’s flagship postgraduate programme.
During his doctoral studies, Dr Obiri-Korang served as a Research Fellow at the Institute for European Law, Saarland University, in Saarbrücken, Germany. Upon completing his doctorate, he was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship at the Research Centre for Private International Law in Emerging Countries, where he continues to contribute as a Senior Research Fellow.
He lectures annually as a guest lecturer on the University of Johannesburg’s flagship LLM in International Commercial Law programme. He supervises LLM dissertations across several universities and has served as an assessor for numerous postgraduate theses.
Dr Obiri-Korang was twice awarded the University of Johannesburg Postdoctoral Research Fellow of the Year Award (Faculty of Law) – in 2021 and 2024 – becoming the only postdoctoral fellow to have received the award twice in the Faculty’s history.
At the University of Ghana School of Law, he teaches International Commercial Law, Banking Law, Commercial Conflict of Laws, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Globalisation and Commercial Contracts. His research interests include Private International Law, International Commercial Law, Contract Law, and the interaction between law and development.
 

Credentials

• Post Doctorate – Research Centre for Private International Law in Emerging Countries
• Doctor of Laws (LLD) – Private International Law/International Commercial Law
• Master of Laws (LLM) – International Commercial Law
• Practical Vocational/Legal Training (PVT) – Law Society of South Africa (School of Legal Practice, Johannesburg)
• Certificate in Civil/Divorce Mediation
• Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) – Agricultural Science

Areas of Expertise

• Private International Law
• International Commercial Law
• International Trade Law
• Commercial Law
• Banking Law
• Contract Law

Publications

(a)  Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
1.    Obiri-Korang, P (2020). A re-examination at the conflict rules governing the validity of international contracts Journal of Comparative Law in Africa, 7(2), 41-59.
2.    Obiri-Korang, P (2021). Party autonomy: promoting legal certainty and predictability in international commercial contracts through choice of law (Justification) – Journal of South African Law/Tydskrif vir die Suid-Afrikaanse, 2021(1), 43-58.
3.    Obiri-Korang, P (2021). ECOWAS law-making regime: translating community acts into national laws of Member States – Legon Journal for International Affairs and Diplomacy, 11(1) 1-16.
4.    Obiri-Korang, P (2022). Party autonomy: Promoting legal certainty and predictability in international commercial contracts through choice of law (Applicable rules of law) – Journal of South African Law/Tydskrif vir die Suid-Afrikaanse, 2022(1), 106-121.
5.    Obiri-Korang, P (2022). Reconsidering the abolition of capital punishment in Ghana: the need for legislative and constitutional amendments – Bratislava Law Review, 6(1), 1-23.
6.    Obiri-Korang, P (2022). Primary Connecting Factors Considered by South African Courts to Determine the Applicable Law of International Contracts on the Sale of Goods. Lex Portus, 8(5), 7–47.
7.    Obiri-Korang, P (2023). Overriding Mandatory Rules Applicable to International Sales of Goods: Evidence from South Africa. Lex Portus, 9(1), 7–19.
8.    Obiri-Korang, P (2023). Contracts for the Sale of Goods: Passing of Property in Goods Under the Law of the United Kingdom and Ghana. Journal of Comparative Law in Africa, 10(1), 1-15.
9.    Acquah, RNA, & Obiri-Korang, P (2023). Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in International Sales Contracts: A Comparative Study of the Brussels I bis Regulation and the Law of Ghana. Lex Portus, 9(5), 7–22.
10.    Obiri-Korang, P, & Ndlovu,VJ. (2024). Potential Influence of Article  6(1)(b) of the Hague Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts on Indian Private International Law. Lex Portus, 10(3), 7–18.
11.    Obiri-Korang, P (2025). Reforming Choice of Law Rules for International Sales Contracts: A Comparative Study of the Law of Ghana and the European Union. Lex Portus, 11(4), 7–22.
 

(b)    Book Reviews
1.Obiri-Korang, P (2021) – The Law of Business Associations in Zambia: An Introduction (by Mumba Malali and Chanda Chungu Juta & Co (Pty) Ltd: Cape Town 2019 (first edition)) – Journal of South African Law/Tydskrif vir die Suid-Afrikaanse, Volume 2021, Issue 4, 873-876.
2.Obiri-Korang, P (2021) – The Rental Housing Act: Amendments, annotations and commentary (by Philip Stoop Juta & Co (Pty) Ltd: Cape Town 2020) – Journal of South African Law/Tydskrif vir die Suid-Afrikaanse, Volume 2021, Issue 4, 881-882.