Maame Yaa Akyiaa Mensa-Bonsu
Adjunct: Law
Maame Yaa Akyiaa Mensa-Bonsu is an Adjunct Lecturer at Ashesi University and a Lecturer at the University of Ghana, specializing in law. She has contributed to teaching key courses like Criminal Law, Gender and the Law, and Law of Contract, while also designing new academic programs and electives in Gender, Disability Rights, and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
In addition to her academic roles, Maame Yaa has significant legal experience, including her work as a Senior Associate at Ashong Benjamin & Associates, where she advised on complex legal matters. She is deeply involved in research, particularly in human rights, gender equality, and disability law, and is passionate about advocacy for disability and gender-focused reforms.
Maame Yaa holds an LL.M. from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of Ghana.
- Leadership
- Criminal Law
- Equity and Trust
- Succession
- Gender and the Law
- Gender and the Law
- Disability Rights
- Human Rights
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
- Legal Framework for Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART)
- Hammond, A.F, Adegbite, F.R., Mensa-Bonsu, M.Y.A, Batariwah, P. (eds) Compara-tive Studies in Family Law: Marriage Systems in Selected African Countries, (Talbot Pub-lishers, 2023)
- Mensa-Bonsu M. Y. A. ‘Customary Marriage in Ghana’ (in Hammond et al, Compar-ative Studies in Family Law: Marriage Systems in Selected African Countries, forthcoming, 2023.
- Hammond, A.F, Mensa-Bonsu, M.Y.A, Batariwah, P. The Plurality of Marriage in Africa (in Hammond et al, Comparative Studies in Family Law: Marriage Systems in Se-lected African Countries Talbot Publishers 2023.
- Mensa-Bonsu M.Y.A & Mensa-Bonsu M.A.S. ‘To Win Both the Battle and the War: A Critical Examination of Judicial Determination of Property rights of Spouses in Ghana.’ (in J Jarpa Dawuni (ed) Gender and Judging Across Africa: Process, Progress and Prospects, (Routledge, 2021)
- Barnes, M.Y.A ‘Equality is Equity…or is it? A critical Examination of the Equality Principle in Distribution of Marital Property.’ in Dowuona-Hammond, C., Atuguba, R.A, & Hammond, A.F. Ghana@60: Mobilising the Law for Ghana’s Future. (Wildy, Simmonds and Hill,2020)
- Qualifying Certificate in Law (QCL) (Part II), Ghana School of Law
- Master of Laws (LL.M), Merit, The London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
- Qualifying Certificate in Law (QCL) (Part I), Ghana School of Law, Ghana
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of Ghana
- Diploma de Español como Lengua Ex-tranjera Classification: C1. (Advanced), Centro de Cervantes, Spain
- Diploma, Centro de Cervantes, Spain Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera B2
- Diploma, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
Curso de Espanol Como Lengua Extranjera. Sobresaliente - Bachelor of Arts (BA) Psychology and Spanish, University of Ghana
