Thomas Mensah | |
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| Born | Thomas Aboagye Mensah 12 May 1932 |
| Died | 7 April 2020 (aged 87) London, England |
| Education | Achimota School |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana; University of London; Yale University Law School |
| Occupation(s) | Judge, law professor and diplomat |
| Known for | Judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) (1996–2005) |
Thomas A. Mensah (12 May 1932 – 7 April 2020) was a Ghanaian judge, law professor and diplomat who served as judge and president of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) from 1996 to 1999 and continued as a judge from 1999 to 2005. He was the first president of the tribunal. Before his appointment to the tribunal, Mensah was Ghana's High Commissioner to South Africa and a former Assistant Secretary-General at the International Maritime Organization (IMO).