| Thursday, October 16 |
| 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm |
Registration |
| 6:30 pm |
Welcome Reception |
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| Friday, October 17 |
| 7:15 am |
Registration Resumes |
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9:00 am - 11:00 am
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Opening Ceremony
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11:00 am - 11:30 am
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Refreshments |
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11:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Plenary Session |
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The Impact of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
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12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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Lunch |
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| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Parallel Sessions |
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Session A/1 |
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Universality Of Human Rights |
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The Assimilation and Propagation of Human Rights Principles |
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The Influence of the European Convention |
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The Influence of the African Charter |
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The Influence of the American Convention |
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The Influence of Commonwealth Declarations
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Session B/1 |
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Globalisation And Legal Practice |
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Legal Profession in a Shrinking World |
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Challenges to the Legal Profession in the 21st Century |
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Ethical Problems of Cross-Border Practice |
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Freedom of Movement and Legal Services |
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Section C/1 |
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Public And Corporate Good Governance |
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Modern Concepts of Public and Corporate Good Governance |
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Good Governance in Developing Countries |
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Fiduciary Duties of Directors and Criminal Sanctions
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| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Refreshments |
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4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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Parallel Sessions |
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Session A/2 |
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Universality of Human Rights |
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Cruel and Inhumane Punishment – Commonwealth Trends
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Capital Punishment – The Commonwealth in World Perspective
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Mandatory Sentences (Including Life Sentences) |
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Sentencing in Capital Cases |
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Session B/2 |
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Globalisation and Legal Practice |
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Cross-Border Legal Practice |
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Commerce, Finance and Cross-Border Legal Practice |
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Legal Significance of Economic integration in the Caribbean |
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Session C/2 |
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Public and Corporate Good Governance
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The Right to information V. the Right to Privacy |
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Defamation & Government Transparency |
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Right to information and Whistle Blower Legislation |
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Legal Mechanisms in the Struggle Against Anonymous Defamation |
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| Saturday, October 18 |
| 09:30 am - 12:30 pm |
Plenary Session |
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9:30 am -10:30 am
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Keynote Address: The Kenneth Rattray Memorial Lecture |
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| 10:30 am-11:00 am |
Refreshments |
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| 11:00 am-12:30 pm |
Session A/3 |
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Universality of Human Rights |
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Commonwealth Countries Under Seige |
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Human Rights Defenders Endangered |
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Session B/3 |
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Globalisation and Legal Practice |
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Technology and Legal Practice |
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The Internet as a Substitute for Expert Evidence |
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Technology – a tool or a Master
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Submerging Analysis by Data Deluge |
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Session C/3 |
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Public and Corporate Good Governance
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Probity in Public and Corporate Good Governance |
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Probity Requirements in Public Sector Decision Making |
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Liability of Investment Advisors
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| 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
Lunch |
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| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Parallel Sessions |
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Session A/4 |
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Universality of Human Rights
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Human Rights and the Environment |
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Global Warming – a Real Threat |
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Depositing of industrial and Nuclear Waste |
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Session B/4 |
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Globalisation and Legal Practice |
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Threats to the Right to Privacy |
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Legal Professional Privilege |
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Privacy – Telephone Intercepts, Legal Professional Privilege |
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Right to Privacy and the Accessability of Electronic Personal Data |
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Session C/4 |
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Public and Corporate Good Governance |
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Proscribing and Prosecuting Corruption |
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The Role of the Ombudsman and Public Defender |
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The Role of Special Prosecutors in Securing Good Governance |
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Safeguarding the Judiciary Against Corruption
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Proscribing and Prosecuting Corruption |
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3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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Refreshments |
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| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
Parallel Sessions |
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Session A/5 |
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Universality of Human Rights
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Second Generation Human Rights |
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Non-Discrimination: Hiv/Aids and Sexual Orientation |
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Protecting the Mentally Ill |
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Protecting the Aged
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Women’s Rights |
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Session B/5 |
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Globalisation and Legal Practice |
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Erasing Jurisdictional Boundaries |
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Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments and Awards |
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Electronic Contracts and the Protection of E-Commerce |
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Transnational Enforcement of the Rights to Trademarks and Secrets
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Session C/5 |
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Public and Corporate Good Governance |
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Communications Beyond Control? |
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Media Exposure and Fair Trial |
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Risk in the Repetition of Internet Disclosure |
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Controlling Obscenity in Cyberspace |
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| Sunday, October 19 |
| 11:00 am -12:30 pm |
Parallel Sessions |
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Session A/6 |
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Universality of Human Rights
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Commonwealth Constitutional Protection of Human Rights |
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Session B/6 |
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Globalisation and Legal Practice
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Law and Practice of Free Trade
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International Trade Agreements and Judicial Adjudication
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Small States in the Global Economy and Commonwealth Trade Agreements |
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Session C/6 |
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Public and Corporate Good Governance |
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Electoral Law and Preserving Democracy |
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Electoral Law and Campaign Financing |
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Electoral Processes in the Commonwealth |
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The Role of Independent Electoral Commissions |
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12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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Lunch |
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| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Closing Ceremony
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