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The Commonwealth Law Conference, the largest event of its kind in the common law world, is coming back to India after four decades.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the five-day meet in Hyderabad on Saturday. Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia, judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts and more than 800 delegates from India and other Commonwealth countries are expected to take part in the conference, whose theme is ‘Emerging economies and the rule of law: Challenges and Opportunities.'
Keynote speakers include Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Chaudhury; Lord Lester of Herne Hill, a leading barrister from the United Kingdom; Justice B. Sudershan Reddy, judge of the Supreme Court; the former Attorney-General Soli Sorabjee; Sir Sidney Kentridge QC, a doyen of the English and South African Bars; and Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma.
About 10 Chief Justices from various Commonwealth jurisdictions will also attend the conference.
It will discuss constitutional and human rights law; corporation and commercial law; judicial independence and accountability; the impact of globalisation on the socio-economic rights of the people; free and fair elections; and sexual orientation and the law and contemporary legal topics.
Mr. Sorabjee told The Hindu: “These topics raise issues of mutual concern. Therefore, it is worthwhile to know and understand the experiences of different countries in the Commonwealth in tackling the problems raised by these issues, and which may be usefully drawn upon, consistent with the constitutional scheme and ethos of each country. Therein lies the real utility of this conference.”
On the sidelines, a Commonwealth moot competition will be organised. Twelve teams from various Commonwealth countries will compete for honours. A team from the National University of Juridical Sciences will represent India.
Anita Joshua reports from Islamabad
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry will visit India beginning Friday to attend the 17th Commonwealth Law Conference.
Mr. Justice Chaudhry will deliver the keynote address on `Emerging Economies and the Rule of Law: Challenges and Opportunities’ at the conference which is slated to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. On Saturday, the CJP will have a meeting with his Indian counterpart S. H. Kapadia.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the five-day meet in Hyderabad on Saturday. Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia, judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts and more than 800 delegates from India and other Commonwealth countries are expected to take part in the conference, whose theme is ‘Emerging economies and the rule of law: Challenges and Opportunities.'
Keynote speakers include Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Chaudhury; Lord Lester of Herne Hill, a leading barrister from the United Kingdom; Justice B. Sudershan Reddy, judge of the Supreme Court; the former Attorney-General Soli Sorabjee; Sir Sidney Kentridge QC, a doyen of the English and South African Bars; and Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma.
About 10 Chief Justices from various Commonwealth jurisdictions will also attend the conference.
It will discuss constitutional and human rights law; corporation and commercial law; judicial independence and accountability; the impact of globalisation on the socio-economic rights of the people; free and fair elections; and sexual orientation and the law and contemporary legal topics.
Mr. Sorabjee told The Hindu: “These topics raise issues of mutual concern. Therefore, it is worthwhile to know and understand the experiences of different countries in the Commonwealth in tackling the problems raised by these issues, and which may be usefully drawn upon, consistent with the constitutional scheme and ethos of each country. Therein lies the real utility of this conference.”
On the sidelines, a Commonwealth moot competition will be organised. Twelve teams from various Commonwealth countries will compete for honours. A team from the National University of Juridical Sciences will represent India.
Anita Joshua reports from Islamabad
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry will visit India beginning Friday to attend the 17th Commonwealth Law Conference.
Mr. Justice Chaudhry will deliver the keynote address on `Emerging Economies and the Rule of Law: Challenges and Opportunities’ at the conference which is slated to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. On Saturday, the CJP will have a meeting with his Indian counterpart S. H. Kapadia.