COLUMNIST: STEPHEN KWAKU ASARE, PROFESSOR

Parliament Must Complete the Equal Citizenship Journey Begun in 1996

Jul 9, 2026 | Feature Article

The Council of State has advised against the bipartisan Constitution Amendment Bill, 2025, which seeks to remove the rem ...

Matters Arising from the Republic (on the application of Peter Archibold Hyde) v...

Apr 19, 2026 | Feature Article

This case presents a deceptively simple but far-reaching question: whether the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) ma ...

On Authorization, Illegality, and the High Court’s Order: The Deputy AG Must Mak...

Apr 16, 2026 | Feature Article

I rsquo;m sorry but I don rsquo;t understand what my brother, Justice Sai, who is also the Deputy AG, is saying. He s ...

OSP, Article 88, and the Perils of Literalism

Apr 10, 2026 | Feature Article

I. Introduction: When the State Concedes Too Much The pending suit by Noah Adamtey presents a foundational constituti ...

Political Parties Must Abandon the Ritual of Sacking Members — Prof. S. Kwaku As...

Jan 14, 2026 | Feature Article

Yesterday, the General Secretary of the NPP announced that the party had initiated internal processes to expel Professor ...

An Independent Judiciary Must Be Protected—Even From Within

Apr 21, 2025 | Feature Article

An independent judiciary is the cornerstone of any constitutional democracy. Its strength lies not just in resisting ext ...

Let’s end the culture of post-election violence

Jan 21, 2025 | Feature Article

We stand at an extraordinary milestone mdash;the 32nd year of the Fourth Republic. This journey, marked by the leadershi ...

ORAL should come to stay

Jan 15, 2025 | Feature Article

The President does not need a law to set up a committee to receive complaints of corruption, waste, or stolen public pro ...

The Case Against an Appointment Committee

Jan 13, 2025 | Feature Article

We should seriously consider allowing the applicable parliamentary committees to vet ministerial nominees. For instance, ...

Reflecting on 32 Years of the 5th Constitution

Jan 5, 2025 | Feature Article

January 7 marks the 32nd anniversary of our 5th Constitution mdash;a milestone that invites both celebration and ref ...

Speaker’s ruling on filing of nominations deeply troubling

Oct 18, 2024 | Feature Article

This afternoon, the Speaker declared the seats of four MPs vacant mdash;a move unprecedented in scope. The MPs impacted ...

Keynote Speech for the VANKAT Reunion: Forging Forward into the Future with Resi...

Aug 21, 2024 | Feature Article

Revered Chiefs, Chairman Andah, President Ato and his executive committee, President Kwaku Boateng and his executive Com ...

The Meaning of Article 108

Dec 27, 2023 | Feature Article

An interesting debate has ensued following the President rsquo;s indication of his refusal to assent to the Criminal Off ...

Justice must be done in Assin North even if the Heavens Fall

Apr 26, 2022 | Feature Article

The judge in Ankomah-Nimfah v Quayson (Suit No. CRP/E/3/21) case faced a remarkably straightforward question ...

It is Time to End the Politico-Judicial Persecution of Dual Citizens

Apr 23, 2022 | Feature Article

Article 94(2)(a) provides that a person is not qualified to be a member of Parliament if he owes allegiance to a cou ...

The case against the Assin North MP is not that he is a dual citizen. He is not!

Apr 6, 2022 | Feature Article

The case against him is that he did not compel the Canadian officials to process his renunciation application quickl ...

Matters Arising Out of the Abdulai Court: Presiding Members can Wear two Hats

Mar 12, 2022 | Feature Article

Article 110(1) of the Constitution provides that ldquo;subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament m ...

Stephen Kwaku Asare, Professor

A renowned Public Law and Justice fellow at CDD-Ghana.. More Stephen Kwaku Asare is the KPMG Professor of Accounting at the University of Florida where he teaches courses in forensic accounting, financial reporting, attestation, managerial accounting, corporate governance, and controls.

He also holds a Research Professor position at Nyenrode Business Universiteit in the Netherlands. He has a Ph.D. from University of Arizona, J.D. (Cum Laude), MBA and BSc (First Class Honors) degrees from University of Florida, Baylor University, and University of Ghana, respectively.

He is a Certified Fraud Examiner and a member of the Florida Bar. Dr. Asare’s research focuses on understanding and improving audit decision making.

He is also interested in white-collar crime and governance issues in emerging democracies. He has received research funding from the America Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), International Accounting and Auditing Standards Board (IAASB), and the KPMG Research foundation. He has published a variety of articles in accounting, psychology, and law journals and has presented articles at various national and international conferences.

He is a co-author of a monograph on the use of the criminal law to uphold the fiduciary role of public officers in Ghana and is currently the Editor of Journal of Accounting Literature. Dr. Asare has participated in management education programs for Price Waterhouse Coopers and has received several teaching awards.

He has taught at several international schools, including GIMPA (Accra, Ghana), University of International Business and Economics (Beijing, China), Norwegian School of Economics (Bergen, Norway), Aarhus School of Business (Aarhus, Denmark), Sogang University (Seoul, Korea) and Boston College (Boston, USA).