Topic
CPA/CLA: LAWYERS, PARLIAMENTARIANS AND THE RULE OF LAW
Description
This webinar will highlight long-term policies and strategies for effective scrutiny and preservation of the Separation of Powers for parliaments to function effectively under the Rule of Law. The speakers will consider how lawyers and parliamentarians can cooperate for the good of the citizens of the Commonwealth and beyond, their respective roles in properly holding governments to account, the variety of challenges in post-pandemic democracies, and how we can share their commitments to maintaining an independent and effective legislature. Register to join this engaging webinar.
Co-chaired by Brian Speers, President Commonwealth Lawyers Association and Emily Davies, Head of Private Office, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
Panellists include: Senator the Hon. Alincia Williams-Grant, President of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda; Judge Zak Yacoob, Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, Rtd; Hon. Mohamed Nasheed, MP, Speaker of The People’s Majlis of the Maldives and Oluseun Abimbola, Chairman of the Section on Legal Practice and a previous Attorney General of Oyo State, Nigeria.
We look forward to welcoming attendees for the session and there will be a Q and A opportunity following our panellist contributions. Should you wish to submit a question prior to the session, please email these to avni.kondhia@cpahq.org, referencing this event.
Registration details may be retained for the purposes of contacting attendees on upcoming events and news by either CPA or CLA and will not be passed onto any third-party. If you do not wish for your information to be utilised for such purposes, please email avni.kondhia@cpahq.org referencing this event.
Time
Apr 27, 2021 01:00 PM in London
Registration
