Office
Room: West Hall 217-B
Phone: (330) 972-5777
ocran@uakron.edu

Education
B.L., University of Ghana
LL.B., University of Ghana
M.L.I., (Comparative Law) University of Wisconsin at Madison
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison

Past Courses Taught
International Law; International Trade Law: GATT, NAFTA and European Union; International Investments and Commercial Transactions; Corporations; Commercial Law; Comparative Law.

Bar Admission
Ghana Membership; American Association of International Law; International Third World Legal Studies and AALS Section on Africa; Executive Board; Associate Member of the American Bar Association

Professional Career
Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana, 2004 - Present
Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana (2003 - Present)
Law Professor at the University of Akron School of Law (1984-2004)
United Nations: Senior Political Affairs Officer - UNPROFOR, Zagreb, Croatia
United Nations: Legal/Economic Affairs Officer - UNCTC/UNECA, Addis Ababa Office, Ethiopia
Consultant - U.N. Agencies
Chief Executive Officer - Ghana Investment Centre, Accra, Ghana;
Research Fellow - University of California, Los Angeles Law School, Los Angeles, Calif.
Lecturer in Law - University of Zambia, University of Ghana

Research
Public International Law, International Trade and Investment, Comparative Legal Systems