Ekow N. Yankah
Ekow N. Yankah is a Professor of Law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. He holds degrees from the University of Michigan, Columbia University School of Law, and a post-graduate degree from Oxford University, where he was awarded a Lord Crewe Scholarship. Yankah’s scholarship explores the intersection of analytical jurisprudence, criminal law, and political theory. He has been a distinguished visitor of the MacArthur Foundation. His current work explores republican theories of political obligation grounded in civic duty and its relationship to law generally and criminal law in particular. At Cardozo, Yankah serves as the faculty advisor for student organizations including the Cardozo Democrats, the Cardozo American Constitution Society student chapter, and the Unemployment Action Center. Yankah is a member of the Board of Directors at the Innocence Project.
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