News Archive

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Small states seek to benefit from offshore resources: Released: 11 July 2008; Mauritius and Seychelles to receive assistance from the Commonwealth concerning the outer limits of the continental shelf
Law Ministers call for action plan to combat human trafficking: Released: 10 July 2008; Overcrowding in prisons another key focus at Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting held in Edinburgh, Scotland
Everyone must have access to ‘affordable, speedy and irreproachable justice’: Released: 8 July 2008; Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma welcomes over 200 delegates to the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland
Access to affordable justice is crucial: Released: 4 July 2008; Kamalesh Sharma underscores the vital role of the justice system as Commonwealth Law Ministers prepare to meet in Scotland between 7 and 10 July 2008
Commonwealth assists Swaziland in establishing new mining policy and laws: Released: 3 July 2008; The new Mines and Minerals Act will replace an outdated mining law that was first enacted in the 1970s
African lawyers to be trained in legal drafting: Released: 3 July 2008; Following a Law Ministers Meeting in 2002 the Commonwealth Secretariat set up programmes to enhance the ability of legislative drafters in member countries
Developing countries to benefit from decision on the law of the sea: Released: 27 June 2008; Commonwealth Secretariat helped develop and draft this decision, both during and in the build up to the UNCLOS States Parties Meeting
Legal experts debate court of appeal for the Caribbean: Released: 25 June 2008; Commonwealth-organised seminar brings together academics and legal practitioners to examine constitutional and administrative law in the region
EU lawyers visit the Commonwealth Secretariat: Released: 15 June 2008; The Secretariat’s work on counter-terrorism, mutual legal assistance and combating money laundering were among the topics discussed
Implementation of ‘Latimer House’ principles in Commonwealth countries to be examined: Released: 12 June 2008; These principles set out the relationship between parliament, the judiciary and the executive in member countries