Webinar: Lawyers, Parliamentarians and the Rule of Law

Event Details

Date: 27th April 2021

Time: 13:00 UTC+1

Location: Online

Lawyers and Parliamentarians from across the Commonwealth will discuss their respective roles and boundaries in relation to the Commonwealth Latimer House Principles and the Separation of Powers. Questions include:

• How do lawyers and Parliamentarians co-operate for the good of all?
• What are their respective roles in properly holding governments to account?
• What are the challenges in post-pandemic democracies?

The CPA and CLA look forward to welcoming attendees for this webinar session and there will be a Q&A opportunity following the panellists’ contributions. If you would like to submit a question prior to the webinar please email your name and question to avni.kondhia@cpahq.org referencing this event.

Co-Chairs

Brian Speers, President of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA)

Emily Davies, Head of Secretary-General’s Private Office, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)

Panellists:

Judge Zak Yacoob, Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, Rtd

Senator Hon. Alincia Williams-Grant, President of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda

Hon. Mohamed Nasheed, Speaker of The People’s Majlis of Maldives

Oluseun (‘Seun) Abimbola, SAN., Chairman of the Section on Legal Practice and a previous Attorney General of Oyo State, Nigeria

Registration

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