News Archive

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Profile: Anti-corruption prosecutor cracks down on fraudsters
Released:  2 November 2009
Criminals attempting to siphon off public funds will be ‘found and brought to justice’

Postgraduate diploma up for grabs with legislative drafting course
Released:  21 October 2009
Commonwealth programme provides hands-on coaching and support for lawyers

Swaziland Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister visits Commonwealth Secretariat
Released:  19 October 2009
Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Mmasekgoa Masire Mwamba received Mr Ndumiso Mamba, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs of the Kingdom of Swaziland at Marlborough House, the headquarters of Commonwealth Secretariat in London on 16 October 2009.

Internet pornography, hacking and fraud probed in Caribbean
Released:  9 September 2009
Prosecutors and police across 15 countries receive Commonwealth-funded ‘high tech crime’ training

Commonwealth participates in presentations by small island states to the UN
Released:  24 August 2009
Focus is on securing exclusive access to potentially lucrative resources of the seabed

Consultation under way for law that will clip wings of vulture funds
Released:  12 August 2009
Proposed legislation is supported by the Secretariat’s Legal Debt Clinic

Writing the laws of the land
Released:  24 June 2009
Legal writers learn the tricks of the trade at a Secretariat funded course in Guyana

Former high court judge examines legal ties across the Commonwealth
Released:  16 June 2009
Five key considerations ensure that legal information continues to be shared

Kenyan judges tackle gender discrimination in land disputes
Released:  10 June 2009
The Kenya Women Judges Association (KWJA) looks to overturn customary law in an effort to address property inequalities and unclog the courts system

UK bill to clip the wings of vulture funds
Released:  14 May 2009
Proposed law seeks to ban creditors from making money at the expense of developing countries

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