Dr Chris Adomako-Kwakye

Alumni

Chris is a senior law lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and a MLiA PhD graduate, 2021.

PEER REVIEWED CHAPTERS IN BOOKS 

  1. Mostert, H, Adomako-Kwakye, C, Chisanga, KMC & Van den Berg, HM “How strong can you stand if you’re on your knees? - Financing Crises in Africa: Implications for the Natural Resource and Energy Sectors” in C Banet, H Mostert, L Paddock, MFM Pardo & I Del Guayo (eds) Resilience in Energy, Infrastructure and Natural Resources Law: Defining Legal Pathways for Sustainability in Times of Disruption (2022) Oxford University Press 264-295. Available at https://global.oup.com/academic/product/resilience-in-energy-infrastructure-and-natural-resources-law-9780192864574?lang=en&cc=hr. 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 

  1. Mostert, H , Adomako-Kwakye, C, Chisanga, KMC & Van den Berg, HM "Resilience in Energy, Infrastructure, and Natural Resources Law, Chapter 17" Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvui7vwSLmc (23 June 2022).
  2. Mostert, H  (with contributions from Adomako-Kwakye, C, Chisanga, KMC & Van den Berg, HM “Financing the Response to Crises and Disasters in the Natural Resource and Energy Sectors of African Countries” Academic Advisory Group (AAG); International Bar Association (SEERIL) (26 May 2021).
  3. Adomako-Kwakye, C “Investment, Project Financing and Investor Security in the Mining Sector: A Ghanaian Perspective” Paper Presented at the Mineral Law in Africa Colloquium, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (November 2019).
  4. Adomako-Kwakye, C “The need for a Legal Regime to Regulate Surrogacy in Ghana” a Paper Presented at the Law, Medicine and Ethics Conference, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, 2018.
  5. Mostert, H , Adomako-Kwakye, C, Chisanga, KMC & Van den Berg, HM "Resilience in Energy, Infrastructure, and Natural Resources Law, Chapter 17" Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvui7vwSLmc (23 June 2022). Virtual. 

PEER REVIEWED MLIA OUTPUTS  

  1. Adomako-Kwakye, C “Would Ghana Escape the Resource Curse? Reflections on the Minister of Finance's Power under the Petroleum Revenue Management Act as Amended” (2023) 31(2) African Journal of International and Comparative Law 153-175. Available at https://heinonline.org/HOL/P?h=hein.journals/afjincol31&i=163.
  2. Adomako-Kwakye, C “Does Ghana, a Developing Resource-Rich Country, Need Sovereign Wealth Funds? A Case Study of Ghana's Sovereign Wealth Funds” (2023) 130 Journal of Law, Policy and Globalization 1-10. Available at https://heinonline.org/HOL/P?h=hein.journals/jawpglob130&i=2.
  3. Adomako-Kwakye, C “Neglect of Mining Areas in Ghana: The Case for Equitable Distribution of Resource Revenue” (2019) 44 (4) Commonwealth Law Bulletin 637-651. 

MLiA EVENTS 

  1. Lötter, A in conversation with Mostert, H  (SARChi: Mineral Law in Africa), Sayidini, B(Vice President: New Ventures UpstreamPetroSA), Kengni, B, Cramer, RH , R Pein, Chege, K, Mathiba, GL(SARChi: Mineral Law in Africa), Van den Berg, HM(University of Namibia), F Mandhu (Universit of Zambia), C Adomako-Kwakye, C, Kirunda, R, Mulenga, M, Lukusa, P, Ngwaku, R, Massyn, H (SARChi: Mineral Law in Africa) & Anstey, D (ENS Africa) “The Impact of Covid-19 on the Mining Sector” (17 November 2021) hosted by the Minerals to Metals forum, Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2ncgcjM3-M (17 January 2022). 

POSTERS 

  1. Adomako-Kwakye, C “Would the Petroleum Revenue Management Act (PRMA) Make the Difference?” Poster presentation Presented at the Mineral Law in Africa Colloquium VI, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (13 November 2019). 

MLiA WEBSITE ARTICLES 

  1. Adomako-Kwakye, C “Neglect of Mining Areas: The Case for Equitable Distribution of Resource Revenue” Available at http://www.mlia.uct.ac.za/news/neglect-mining-areas-case-equitable-distribution-resource-revenue (12 December 2018). 

MTM FORUMS 

  1. Lötter, A in conversation witH Mostert, H  (SARChi: Mineral Law in Africa), Sayidini, B(Vice President: New Ventures UpstreamPetroSA), Kengni, B, Cramer, RH , R Pein, Chege, K, Mathiba, GL (SARChi: Mineral Law in Africa), Van den Berg, HM (University of Namibia), F Mandhu (Universit of Zambia), C Adomako-Kwakye, Kirunda, R, M Mulenga, P Lukusa, R Ngwaku, H Massyn (SARChi: Mineral Law in Africa) & D Anstey (ENS Africa) “The Impact of Covid-19 on the Mining Sector” (17 November 2021) hosted by the Minerals to Metals forum (Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2ncgcjM3-M (17 January 2022). 

COVID-19 OUTPUT 

  1. Adomako-Kwakye, C “The Impact of COVID-19 on Artisanal and Small-scale Miners: The Case for Formalising Their Activities in Ghana” in Cramer, RH & Kengni, B (eds) COVID-19 & Mining: Reflections on a Pandemic (2023) Juta 77-80. Available at https://law.uct.ac.za/sites/default/files/media/documents/law_uct_ac_za/2283/WebPDF%20MLiA%20Occassional%20Papers%20V%20-%209781485151074.pdf (3 October 2023). 

MLiA YOUTUBE CHANNEL 

  1. Lötter, A in conversation with Mostert, H (SARChi: Mineral Law in Africa), Sayidini, B(Vice President: New Ventures UpstreamPetroSA), Kengni, B, Cramer, RH, R Pein, Chege, K, Mathiba, GL (SARChi: Mineral Law in Africa), Van den Berg, HM (University of Namibia), F Mandhu (University of Zambia), C Adomako-Kwakye, Kirunda, R, M Mulenga, P Lukusa, R Ngwaku, H Massyn (SARChi: Mineral Law in Africa) & D Anstey (ENS Africa) “The Impact of Covid-19 on the Mining Sector” (17 November 2021) hosted by the Minerals to Metls forum (Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2ncgcjM3-M (17 January 2022). 

PhD DISSERTATIONS 

  1. Adomako-Kwakye, C Transparency and Accountability Mechanisms in Ghana’s Petroleum Revenue Management Act: A Critical Analysis and Socio-Political Contextualisation with Counterpoints from Norway and Botswana, Available at https://open.uct.ac.za/handle/11427/35664, (Phd-thesis, Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town, 2022). (Co-supervised with T Gutuza).