Vincent Cyril Richard Arthur Charles Crabbe

His Lordship
Vincent Cyril Richard Arthur Charles Crabbe
FGA
Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana
1st Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Ghana
Personal details
Born (1923-10-29)29 October 1923
Accra, Gold Coast
Died 7 September 2018(2018-09-07) (aged 94)
Accra, Ghana
Relations Samuel Azu Crabbe (brother)
Profession

Vincent Cyril Richard Arthur Charles (V.C.R.A.C) Crabbe (29 October 1923 ─ 7 September 2018) was a Ghanaian jurist who was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana and a Professor of Law at the University of West Indies.[1][2] Crabbe was a Professor of Law at Mountcrest University College in Accra until his death on 7 September 2018.[3]

Early life and education

Born on 29 October 1923 at Ussher town in Accra, Gold Coast, he was educated at the Government Junior and Senior Boys Schools in Accra.He attended the Accra Academy for the Cambridge Junior and Senior School Certificates . He went to London to study Economics at the City of London College Moorgate, London 1950-1952.

Career

In August 1952,he was admitted to the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple to read law .He completed the normal three-year course in two years and was called to the Bar on the 8th February, 1955 having being granted a dispensation.The same year he was enrolled as a member of the Gold Coast Bar,in order to maintain his Seniority at the Bar. He progressed from Assistant Crown Counsel to Parliamentary Counsel, the first African to be appointed as such and ended up as a Senior Instructor at the International Law Development Centre in Rome, Italy.

In between, he has held the post of First Parliamentary Counsel and Constitutional Advisor to the Uganda Government, Director of the Commonwealth Secretariat Scheme for Legislative draftsmen for the West African Region, Southern Africa Region, the Caribbean Region and a Professor of Legislative drafting at the Cave Hill Campus, Barbados, University of West Indies.

Crabbe was Special Commissioner to the 1968 Constitutional Commission; Legislative Draftsmen to the 1969 Constituent Assembly which drafted the 1969 Constitution of Ghana. He was the Chairman of the 1979 Constituent Assembly and drafted the 1979 Constitution of Ghana.

He worked with the Constitutional Review Commission of Kenya and was Leader of the group of Draftspersons who drafted the Kenya Constitution. He did work the Zambian Constititional Commission for the drafting of the Zambian Constitution as well with the Fiajoe Review Commission for the review of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.Crabbe worked with Justice P.N. Bhagwati, former Chief Justice of India and Justice Kayode Eso of the Supreme Court of Nigeria to advise on the setting up of the Constitutional Court in South Africa.

Crabbe was for many years sole Statute Law Revision Commissioner of Ghana and in this office revised the Laws of Ghana from 1852 to 2004 in seven volumes.

Personal life

Crabbe had six children.[4] He was also a Freemason, belonging to the District Grand Lodge of Ghana.[5][6]

Awards and Honours

Death and state funeral

He died at the age of 94 on 7th September, 2018 in Accra, Ghana. A state funeral, attended by several dignitaries and members of the legal fraternity, was held for him on Thursday 4 October, 2018 at the Accra International Conference Centre.[4][7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Justice crabbe profile". readwide.com. Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 17 July 2010. .
  2. ↑ "Accra Aca Is Calling". ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
  3. ↑ "V.C.R.A.C. Crabbe has died". Ghana Web. Archived from the original on 2018-09-11. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 "V.C.R.A.C. Crabbe laid to rest". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  5. ↑ Tornyi, Emmanuel. "Freemasons attend Justice V.C.R.A.C Crabbe's funeral". Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  6. ↑ "Freemasons storm V.C.R.A.C Crabbe's burial in Accra - Photos - DailyViewGh". DailyViewGh. 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  7. ↑ "Justice Crabbe: Honourable burial not enough for the man who drew 5 constitutions". Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  8. ↑ "Final Funeral Rights For Late Justice V.C.R.A.C. Crabbe Set For October 4th". Modern Ghana. Archived from the original on 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  9. ↑ "V.C.R.A.C Crabbe to be buried October 4". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
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