Samuel Azu Crabbe

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His Lordship
Samuel Azu Crabbe
JSC
5th Chief Justice of Ghana
In office
1973 – 15 June 1977
Appointed byI.K. Acheampong / NRC
Preceded byEdmund A.L. Bannerman
Succeeded byFred Kwasi Apaloo
Supreme Court Judge
In office
1971 – 13 January 1972
Appointed byKofi Abrefa Busia
In office
1961 – 24 February 1966
Appointed byKwame Nkrumah
Personal details
Born(1918-11-18)18 November 1918
Accra, Ghana
Died15 September 2005(2005-09-15) (aged 86)
Aburi, Ghana
NationalityGhana Ghanaian
Children5
EducationAccra Academy
Alma materUniversity College London

Samuel Azu Crabbe JSC (18 November 1918 – 15 September 2005) was a Ghanaian barrister, solicitor and jurist. He was the fifth Chief Justice of Ghana since it became an independent nation.[1]

Early life and education

Samuel Azu Crabbe was born at

James Town, a suburb of Accra, the capital of Ghana.[2]
He received his secondary education at
football, hockey and cricket teams.[4]

Sports

Azu Crabbe continued to be active in sports beyond his educational days. He was the President of the Ghana National Olympic Committee from 1968 to 1969. He was re-elected to the same position in 1979.[4]

Career

Samuel Azu Crabbe returned to Ghana after his training in the

vote of no confidence in his administration. Under pressure from the GBA, the SMC published a new decree, the Judicial Service (Amendment) Decree, 1977 (SMCD 101), retiring him from the office of Chief Justice.[7] This decree, which named him specifically, had been added to the statute books just for his dismissal.[a]

Special Investigation Board

During the era of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) of Jerry Rawlings, three judges and a retired army officer were abducted from their homes on 30 June 1982. Their bodies were found on 3 July 1982 at the Bundase Military Range, 50 kilometers from Accra.[8] They had been murdered. All four had adjudicated on cases in which they had ordered the release of persons who had been sentenced to long terms of imprisonment, during the rule of the

CIA.[10]

Honours

In 1977, he was awarded Companion of the Order of the Volta for his service to Ghana.[11]

Death

Samuel Azu Crabbe died on 15 September 2005 at Aburi in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He left behind a wife, five children and nine grandchildren.[12]

Publications

  • Crabbe, Samuel Azu (1998). Law of Wills in Ghana. Vieso Universial.
    ISBN 978-9988-0-1008-9
    .

Notes

  1. ^ Judicial Service (Amendment) Decree, 1977 (SMCD 101)[13]
    "1. Notwithstanding any enactment to the contrary, Mr. Justice S. Azu Crabbe, Chief Justice of Ghana is hereby retired as Chief Justice and shall cease to be a member of the Judicial Service of Ghana with effect from 15th day of June, 1977." "2. The said Mr. Justice S. Azu Crabbe shall notwithstanding that he has ceased to be a member of the Judicial Service, after the said date be allowed to enjoy all leave he had earned prior to that date, with full emoluments and benefits and he shall be eligible to all retiring benefits for which he would have been eligible as if he had retired voluntarily from the Judicial Service as Chief Justice on the said date."

See also

References

  1. ^ "List of Chief Justices". Official Website. Judicial Service of Ghana. Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2007.
  2. ^ "Kufuor attends funeral of ex-Chief Justice". General News of Friday, 14 October 2005. Ghana Home Page. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2007.
  3. ^ Nikoi Kotey. "Accra Aca Is Calling". Accra Academy alumni. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2007.
  4. ^ a b c d "Around the NOCs" (PDF). Olympic Review, June 1979, No 140. Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles. pp. 383, 384. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2007.
  5. ^ "The Media and Human Rights in Ghana" (PDF). The National Reconciliation Commission Report Volume 4 Chapter 3. Ghana government. October 2004. p. 133. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2006. Retrieved 2 May 2007.
  6. ^ "Corruption: "Swiss Bank" Socialism". Failed Leadership. Free Africa Foundation. Archived from the original on 11 December 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2007.
  7. ^ a b "13TH JANUARY, 1972 – 3RD JUNE, 1979:National Redemption Council (NRC)/Supreme Military Council (SMC) I & II - Dismissal Of Judges" (PDF). The National Reconciliation Commission Report Volume 4 Chapter 2. Ghana government. October 2004. p. 92. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2007.
  8. ^ "Review of Petitions" (PDF). National Reconciliation Committee Report Volume 2 Part 2 Chapter 8. Ghana government. October 2004. pp. 141, 142. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2007.
  9. ^ "Review of Petitions" (PDF). The National Reconciliation Commission Report Volume 4 Part 2 Chapter 8. Ghana government. October 2004. p. 142. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2007.
  10. ^ "31st December, 1982 – 6th January, 1993 Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC)-The Establishment Of The Special Investigation Board (SIB)" (PDF). The Legal Profession (including the Judiciary) in The National Reconciliation Commission Report Volume 4 Chapter 2. Ghana government. October 2004. pp. 98–104. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2007.
  11. ISBN 978-0-946653-58-4
    .
  12. ^ "VEEP lauds late Justice Azu Crabbe". General News of Thursday, 6 October 2005. Ghana Home Page. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2007.
  13. ^ "Review of Petitions" (PDF). The National Reconciliation Commission Report Volume 2 Part 1 Chapter 5. Ghana government. October 2004. p. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2007.

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