CUC matriculates first batch of law students
The Central University College has matriculated its first intake of students into the Faculty of Law programme at its Miotso campus, near Dawhenya. The occasion was also used to launch the Faculty of Law.
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Mr Justice Jones Dotse, a Supreme Court Judge, who represented the Chief Justice, Mrs Justice Georgina Theodora Wood, as guest of honour, and Mr Justice Emile Short, the former Commissioner for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), were among dignitaries at the joint event.
In his welcome address, the President of the University, Prof. Kwesi Yankah, expressed delight about the start of the programme, tracing its history to 2009 when a decision was taken to establish a Faculty of Law. He said a surge in the demand for law professionals was partly due to the consolidation of Ghana’s constitutional democracy and the influence of the rule of law within the body politic.
Professor Yankah thanked various institutions and individuals in the university who played a pivotal role in implementing the project, especially Professor Ken Agyeman Attafuah, Director of the William Ofori Atta Institute of Integrity, who doubles as the acting Dean of Law.
He also congratulated the foundation batch of matriculants, and urged them to be guided by the university’s values of faith, integrity and excellence.
Mr Justice Dotse charged the students to be serious with their academic work, since the law programme was a very ‘jealous’ project, which does not tolerate divided attention.
He noted that though times had changed, the drive for excellence remained the same.
“The environment and methods in the study of law have changed remarkably with great technological advancement making the study of the subject easier and pleasurable, though not much has changed about the study of the substantive law,” he said.
He told the first batch of students that the only way to success (in the programme) was the willingness to learn, regularly attend lectures, diligently read cases, be open-minded and prepared to listen.
Mr Justice Dotse advised the students to cultivate integrity, since lawyers with integrity often rose to the peak of their professional career with their dignity and reputation intact.
The Pro-Chancellor of the Central University College, Rev. Dr Joyce Aryee, congratulated the students on their admission and advised them to venture into other areas of law such as family and medical law.