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{{short description|Ghanaian lawyer and traditional ruler}}
{{short description|Ghanaian lawyer and traditional ruler}}
'''Samuel Kwadwo Boaten Asante (SKB Asante)''' (born 11 May 1933) (not to be confused with Professor Samuel Kingsley Botwe Asante (SKB Asante), the academician)<ref>https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Professor-SKB-Asante-dead-1120679</ref> is a Ghanaian lawyer and the [[Paramount Chief]] of Asokore Asante in the [[Ashanti Region]]. He was an International Arbitrator, and served as International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). He offered consultancy services to the United Nations, World Bank, African Development Bank, European Union, ECOWAS and the African Leadership Forum.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-28|title=CRIA Founder Prof. S.K.B. Asante dies|url=https://citinewsroom.com/2020/11/cria-founder-prof-s-k-b-asante-dies/|access-date=2020-11-28|website=Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana|language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Samuel Kwadwo Boaten Asante (SKB Asante)''' (born 11 May 1933) (not to be confused with Professor Samuel Kingsley Botwe Asante (SKB Asante), the academician)<ref>https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Professor-SKB-Asante-dead-1120679</ref> is a Ghanaian lawyer and the [[Paramount Chief]] of Asokore Asante in the [[Ashanti Region]]. He was an International Arbitrator, and served as International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).


== Education ==
== Education ==
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== Academia ==
== Academia ==
An Honorary Chancellor of the Graduate School of Governance and Leadership,<ref>{{cite web|title=Nana Dr S. K. B. Asante becomes Chancellor of GSGL|date=15 March 2013|url=http://graphic.com.gh/Education/nana-dr-s-k-b-asante-becomes-chancellor-of-gsgl.html|work=[[Daily Graphic (Ghana)]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317021209/http://graphic.com.gh/Education/nana-dr-s-k-b-asante-becomes-chancellor-of-gsgl.html|archivedate=17 March 2013}}</ref> he was also a Visiting Professor at [[University of Ghana]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Article |url=http://www.ug.edu.gh/index1.php?linkid=667 |website=[[University of Ghana]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619120257/http://www.ug.edu.gh/index1.php?linkid=667 |archivedate=June 19, 2015 }}</ref>
An Honorary Chancellor of the Graduate School of Governance and Leadership,<ref>{{cite web|title=Nana Dr S. K. B. Asante becomes Chancellor of GSGL|date=15 March 2013|url=http://graphic.com.gh/Education/nana-dr-s-k-b-asante-becomes-chancellor-of-gsgl.html|work=[[Daily Graphic (Ghana)]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317021209/http://graphic.com.gh/Education/nana-dr-s-k-b-asante-becomes-chancellor-of-gsgl.html|archivedate=17 March 2013}}</ref> he was also a Visiting Professor at [[University of Ghana]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Article |url=http://www.ug.edu.gh/index1.php?linkid=667 |website=[[University of Ghana]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619120257/http://www.ug.edu.gh/index1.php?linkid=667 |archivedate=June 19, 2015 }}</ref>

== Awards and recognition ==

* Ghana Book Award for Distinguished Writers 1980
*'Okyeman Kanea' 2007
*Order of the Volta 2008


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 19:38, 28 November 2020

Samuel Kwadwo Boaten Asante (SKB Asante) (born 11 May 1933) (not to be confused with Professor Samuel Kingsley Botwe Asante (SKB Asante), the academician)[1] is a Ghanaian lawyer and the Paramount Chief of Asokore Asante in the Ashanti Region. He was an International Arbitrator, and served as International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).

Education

S.K.B. attended Achimota School and the holds an Mphil in African Studies from the University of Ghana. He was a Fellow of Legon Hall and one of its first students residents. He held a JSD from Yale University Law School, 1965; LLM, London University, 1958; LLB, from the University of Nottingham,1956.[2]

Academia

An Honorary Chancellor of the Graduate School of Governance and Leadership,[3] he was also a Visiting Professor at University of Ghana.[4]

References

  1. ^ https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Professor-SKB-Asante-dead-1120679
  2. ^ "Samuel K.B. ASANTE – Biographical Data" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Nana Dr S. K. B. Asante becomes Chancellor of GSGL". Daily Graphic (Ghana). 15 March 2013. Archived from the original on 17 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Article". University of Ghana. Archived from the original on June 19, 2015.