Emmanuel Yaw Benneh
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Born
April 30, 1954
Emmanuel Yaw Benneh
April 30, 1954
DiedSeptember 11, 2020 (aged 66)
Adjiriganor, Accra-Ghana
Causeof deathMurder
CitizenshipGhanaian
Emmanuel Yaw Benneh | |
|---|---|
| Born | Emmanuel Yaw Benneh April 30, 1954 |
| Died | September 11, 2020 (aged 66) Adjiriganor, Accra-Ghana |
| Cause of death | Murder |
| Citizenship | Ghanaian |
| Education | University of Ghana, University of Cambridge |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana, University of Cambridge |
| Occupations | Lawyer, Law Professor |
| Parent | Isaac William Benneh |
| Relatives | George Benneh |
Emmanuel Yaw Benneh (30 April 1954 – 11 September 2020) was a Ghanaian law professor, lawyer and a senior lecturer at the University of Ghana School of Law. He was murdered at his home on 11 September 2020.[1][2]
Yaw Benneh was born on 30 April 1954 to his father Isaac William Benneh then Minister of Rural Industries in the Kwame Nkrumah government in Berekum in the Bono Region of Ghana.
He attended the University of Ghana School of Law from 1973-76 for his LL.B degree. He later attended the University of Cambridge for his LL.M in International Law and was later awarded an M.Litt at the same university.[3]