DR. MAAME OFEWAH SARPONG

Basic Information
Name: Dr. Maame Ofewah Sarpong
Designation: Lecturer
Department: Central Law School
Institutional Email: msarpong@central.edu.gh
Office Location: N/A

Academic Qualifications/Education:

  • Ph.D., Development Studies, Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) University of Ghana, 2024
  • LL.M, Environmental Law, University of Dundee, Scotland, 2014
  • Bar Admission (Certificate in Law from Ghana School of Law) – October 2013.
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL. B), Faculty of Law, University of Ghana Legon 2011
  • Bachelor of Arts, Geography &Political Science, University of Ghana, 2008

Research Interests

Research Area 1:

Public Law and International Law: My research focuses on constitutional governance, human rights, and state accountability within domestic and international legal systems. I examine judicial review, regulatory oversight, and the role of courts in mediating conflicts involving development, environmental protection, and community rights.

Research Area 2:

Natural Resources, Environmental, Landfill, and Extractive Industries Law: I study the legal frameworks governing natural resources, with particular emphasis on landfill regulation, waste management, environmental protection, and minerals and mining law. My work analyses licensing regimes, environmental impact assessment, compliance and enforcement, and community participation in resource governance.

Thematic or Applied Research Topics:

Environmental governance and public health; landfill and waste management regulation; minerals and mining law and policy; community rights and benefit sharing; state accountability and transparency in natural resource management; sustainable development and law reform.

Publications

SIC Insurance Company LTD v Ken Asamoah: An Assault on the Rules Governing Enforceability of Insurance Contracts in Ghana Law? Volume XXX 2017-2019 University of Ghana Law Journal 154. Co-authored with George Agyemang Sarpong.

Ofori-Sasu Daniel, Sarpong Maame, Tetteh Vivian & Kusi, Baah. (2022). Banking disclosure and banking crises in Africa: does board gender diversity play a role? Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 9. 10.1057/s41599-021-01019.

Landfill Management in Kpone Katamanso, Greater Accra: Decommissioning Contexts, Effects and Challenges. A Thesis Submitted to the University of Ghana, Legon in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Award of Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Development Studies Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), 2024.

Chapters in Books

Co-authored Chapter 5 of Sarpong, George A, ‘Ghanaian Environmental Law: International and National Perspectives’ Wildy, Simmonds & Hill Publishing, 2018.

Awards and Recognitions

  • Best Student Law of Evidence, Ghana School of Law, 2013
  • Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, German Academic Exchange Service 2020

Professional Memberships

  • Member, Ghana Bar Association
  • Member, Ghana Arbitration Centre
  • Member, Chartered Institute of Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners, Ghana
  • Certified Data Protection Supervisor (DPS) Data Protection Commission, Ghana

Editorial Roles

  • Reviewer, Journal of African Law
  • Reviewer, Local Environment

Courses Taught

  • Public International Laws – Level: UG
  • Natural Resources Laws – Level: UG
  • Ghana Legal System/Methods- Level: UG

Projects and Grants
Collaborated with Deloitte Ghana to prepare a Sustainability Strategy and ESG Roadmap for Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) in 2025.

Outreach and Engagement

  • Presentation at ZEF a Colloquium on the topic ‘Landfill Management Practices and Challenges: A Study of Institutional and Legislative Frameworks on Landfill Decommissioning in Kpone Katamanso in The Greater Accra Region of Ghana”.
  • Center for Development Research Department of Political and Cultural Change Genscherallee 3 53113 August 2022, Bonn Germany.
  • Coordination of Partners Collaborating with Judicial stakeholders in Africa, June, 2024, Lusaka Zambia.
  • Convening of Stakeholders to Enhance the Effectiveness of Judicial System to Foster Biotechnology in Africa, January 2025, Kigali, Rwanda.
  • National Convening on Enhancing Judicial Systems for Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa, April, 2025, Accra, Ghana.

Personal Website / Profile Link
https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6918-8079   

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