John Rosolu Bankole Thompson (15 Disamba 1936 - 15 ga Mayu 2021) alkali ne kuma masanin shari'a ɗan ƙasar Saliyo wanda ya wallafa bincike da yawa kan dokar Saliyo. Bankole Thompson ya yi aiki a Kotun Musamman na Saliyo (Special Court for Sierra Leone) kuma ya jagoranci Hukumar Binciken Gwamnatin Saliyo da Hukumar Yaki da Cin Hanci ta Saliyo daga shekara ta 2018.[1][2]

An haifi Thompson a Freetown, Saliyo iyayensa 'yan Saliyo ne na kabilar Creole. Ya yi karatu a makarantar Prince of Wales da ke Freetown, Saliyo kuma ya yi digiri a Kwalejin Fourah Bay inda ya karanta falsafa da falsafa na sassaucin ra'ayi kuma ya sami digiri na farko da na biyu. Bayan ɗan gajeren aiki na koyarwa a makarantun gida a Freetown, an ba shi haɗin gwiwa don yin karatu a Kwalejin Christ, Cambridge inda ya sami LLB, LLM, da digiri na uku a fannin shari'a. Ya kasance memba na Inner Temple kuma daga baya aka kira shi zuwa (Bar) a Ingila a cikin shekara ta 1971.[3]

Thompson ya koma Freetown, Saliyo kuma ya yi aiki a matsayin lauyan gwamnati kuma ya kai matsayin babban lauyan gwamnati a ofishin babban lauyan gwamnati. Daga baya aka naɗa shi mashawarcin lauya ga kungiyar Mano River kuma ya yi aiki a wannan wurin daga shekarun 1977 zuwa 1981.[1] Daga baya gwamnatin Saliyo ta naɗa shi a babban kotun kuma ya yi aiki a can tsakanin shekarun 1981 zuwa 1987.

Bayan da wani alkalin Amurka ya gayyace shi zuwa Amurka, ta hanyar Operation Crossroads Africa, Bankole Thompson ya zagaya Amurka.[1] Ya yanke shawarar ci gaba da zama a Amurka kuma an naɗa shi a cikin shekara ta 1988 a matsayin Farfesa David Brennan wanda aka ba shi Farfesa a cikin dokar tsarin mulki a Jami'ar Akron.

Bayan rawar da ya taka a Jami'ar Akron, an kuma naɗa shi a tsangayar jami'ar Eastern Kentucky a matsayin farfesa a sashin shari'ar laifuka da na 'yan sanda. Ya kuma yi aiki a matsayin shugaban karatun digiri na biyu a Jami'ar Eastern Kentucky.[4]

Kotu ta musamman ga Saliyo

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Bankole Thompson ya yi aiki tare da George Gelaga King a wani ɓangare uku na shari'a a kotun musamman na Saliyo don yin shari'ar da suka shafi yakin basasar Saliyo.[4]

Kwamitin bincike na gwamnatin Saliyo

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A shekarar 2018, an naɗa Bankole Thompson ya jagoranci kwamitin bincike na gwamnatin Saliyo don gudanar da bincike kan zargin cin hanci da rashawa a gwamnati.[2]

Bayan gajeriyar rashin lafiya, Bankole Thompson ya mutu a ranar 15 ga watan Mayu 2021 a Freetown, Saliyo. Ya bar matarsa, Dr Adiatu Thompson da 'ya'yansa bakwai.[5]

Wallafe-wallafe

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  • Tarihin Tsarin Mulki da Dokar Saliyo (1961-1995)
  • Dokar Laifukan Saliyo
  • Ayyukan Laifukan Amurka (littafin da aka rubuta tare)

Manazarta

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Interview with Rosolu John Bankole Thompson, March 21, 2014". Kentucky Oral History. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Judge Bankole-Thompson dies". Cocorioko. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. "Christ College Magazine 2016". Christ College Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Special Court For Sierra Leone And The Residual Special Court For Sierra Leone". rscsl. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  5. "EKU Memorial Tribute to Dr. Bankole Thompson". EKU. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.