| Thursday, October 16 |
| 1:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
Registration |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Welcome Reception |
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| Friday, October 17 |
| 08:00 am |
Registration |
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9:00 am - 11:00 am
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Opening Ceremony
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Opening Remarks
Dr. Lloyd Barnett
Conference Chairman |
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Cultural Presentation
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Greetings:
Right Honourable, Justice de la Bastide
President, Caribbean Court of Justice
Mrs. Justice Zalia McCalla
Chief Justice of Jamaica
Mrs. Jacqueline Samuels-Brown
President, Jamaican Bar Association
Mr. Wilfred Abrahams
President, OCCBA
Mr. Ron Heinrich
President, CLA
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Cultural Presentation
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Introduction of Prime Minister of Jamaica
Senator, The Hon. Dorothy Lightbourne, Q.C.
Attorney General off Jamaica
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Opening Address and Conference Declared Open
Hon. Bruce Golding, M.P.
Prime Minister of Jamaica
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Cultural Presentation
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Closing Remarks
Dr. Lloyd Barnett
Conference Chairman |
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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 1 |
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Keynote Address
The Universality of Human Rights and the Importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Right Honourable Lord Hoffmann |
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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: Universality Of Human Rights |
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The Assimilation and Propagation of Human Rights Principles |
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Chair: Lord Anthony Gifford, QC |
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The Influence of the European Convention
Mr. Keir Starmer QC (UK)
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The Influence of the African Charter |
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The Influence of the American Convention
Mr. Douglas Mendes, S. C. (Trinidad & Tobago)
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The Influence of Commonwealth Declarations
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Session B/1: Globalisation And Legal Practice |
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The Legal Profession in a Shrinking World |
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Chair: Wilfred Abrahams
President, OCCBA |
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Challenges to the Legal Profession in the 21st Century
Mr. Robert Quon Jeffrey Forrest (UK) |
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Ethical Challenges of Cross-border Legal Practice
Ms. Boma Ozobia (Nigeria/UK) |
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Freedom of Movement and Legal Services
Sir George Newman (UK) |
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Section C/1: Public And Corporate Good Governance |
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Promoting Good Governance and Combating Corruption
Chair – Senator Hon. Dorothy Lightbourne,QC
(Attorney-General, Jamaica)
“The Role of Ministers of Justice and Attorneys-General in Promoting Good Governance”
Mr. Colin Nicholls QC (UK)
“Safeguarding the Judiciary against Corruption”
“Proscribing and Prosecuting Corruption”
Asst. Commr. Justin Felice
(UK/Jamaica)
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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: Universality of Human Rights |
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Cruel and Inhumane Punishment – Commonwealth Trends
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Chair: Mr. Justice Abdulla Conteh
(Chief Justice, Belize)
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Capital Punishment – The Commonwealth in World Perspective
Professor Roger Hood (UK)
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Mandatory Sentences (including Life Sentences)
Mr. Keir Starmer, QC (UK) |
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Sentencing in Capital Cases
Mr. Edward Fitzgerald, QC (UK) |
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Session B/2: Globalisation and Legal Practice |
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Cross-border Legal Practice |
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Chair: Mr. Graeme Mew
(Canada) |
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Commerce, Finance and Cross-Border Legal Practice
Dr. Christopher Malcolm (Jamaica) |
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Foreign Lawyers and the Practice of Foreign Law in Australia
Mr. Ron Heinrich (Australia) |
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“Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments and Awards”
Mr. Mark Brantley (St. Kitts)
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Session C/2: Public and Corporate Good Governance |
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The Right to information V. the Right to Privacy
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Chair: Mr. Mark Stephens (UK) |
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Defamation & Government Transparency
Mr. David Batts (Jamaica) |
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Right to Information and Whistle Blower legislation
Prof. Richard Colland (South Africa) |
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Access to Information in Developing Countries
Prof. Robert Martin (canada) |
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| Saturday, October 18 |
| 8:00 am |
Registration |
| 9:30 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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“A MEETING OF PUBLIC AND CORPORATE GOOD GOVERNANCE IN THE CENTURY BANK CASE”
Professor Ralph Carnegie
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| 10:30 am-11:00 am |
Refreshments |
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| 11:00 am-12:30 pm |
Session A/3: Universality of Human Rights |
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Commonwealth Countries Under Seige |
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Chair: TBA |
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Session B/3: Globalisation and Legal Practice |
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Chair: TBA |
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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: Public and Corporate Good Governance |
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Probity in the Public and Private Sectors
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Chair: Mr. Colin Nicholls, QC
(UK)
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Role of Ombudsman and Public Defender
Mr. Earl Witter QC (Jamaica)
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Probity Requirements and Fairness and Public Sector Decision-making
Mr. Scott Alden (Australia)
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Personal Liability of Pension Fund Advisors
Prof. M. Sigwadi (South Africa) |
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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: Universality of Human Rights |
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Human Rights and the Exploitation of the Resources of Mankind
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Chair: TBA |
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Global Warming – A Real Threat
Mrs. Eleanor Jones (Jamaica) |
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Environmental Law – From Command & Control to Responsive & Incentivised Environmental Law |
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Exploiting the Common Heritage and the Threat to Human Rights |
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Session B/4: Globalisation and Legal Practice |
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Threats to the Right to Privacy
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Chair: TBA |
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Legal Professional Privilege
Mr. Justice C. D. Morrison (Jamaica) |
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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: Public and Corporate Good Governance |
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Promoting Good Governance and Combating Corruption
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Chair: Senator Honourable Dorothy Lightbourne,QC
(Attorney-General, Jamaica)
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The Role of Ministers of Justice and Attorneys-General in Promoting Good Governance
Mr. Colin Nicholls Q.C. (UK)
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Safeguarding the Judiciary against Corruption
Dr. Nihal Jayawickrama (UK)
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Proscribing and Prosecuting Corruption
Asst. Commr. Justin Felice (UK/Jamaica)
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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: Universality of Human Rights |
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Second Generation Human Rights
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Chair: Mrs. Justice Zalia McCalla
(Chief, Justice of Jamaica) |
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Non-discrimination: HIV/AIDS and Sexual Orientation
Ms. Miriam Maluwa |
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Protecting the Mentally Ill
Ms. Nancy Anderson (Jamaica)
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Protecting the Aged and the Disabled |
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Women’s Rights
Minority Rights
Ms. Gay McDougall |
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Session B/5: Globalisation and Legal Practice |
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Erasing Jurisdictional Boundaries |
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Chair: TBA |
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Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments and Awards
Mr. Mark Brantley (St. Kitts) |
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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: Public and Corporate Good Governance |
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Communications Beyond Control?
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Chair: TBA |
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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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Legal Mechanisms in the Struggle Against Anonymous Defamation |
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| Sunday, October 19 |
| 11:00 am -12:30 pm |
Parallel Sessions |
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Session A/6: Universality of Human Rights |
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Commonwealth Constitutional Protection of Human Rights
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Chair: TBA |
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The Asian Perspective |
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The UK Perspective
Mr. James Guthrie, QC (UK)
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The Caribbean Perspective
Mr. R.N.A. Henriques QC (Jamaica)
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The Perspective of British Overseas Territories
Dr. J. S. Archibald, Q.C. (British Virgin Islands)
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Session B/6: Globalisation and Legal Practice |
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Law and Practice of Free Trade
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Chair: Right Honourable, Justice de la Bastide
President, Caribbean Court of Justice
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International Trade Agreements and Judicial Adjudication
Mr. Kusha Haraksingh (Trinidad & Tobago)
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Double-Taxation Treaties and Tax Incentives in the Caribbean Environment
Mrs. Ethlyn Norton-Coke (Jamaica) |
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Bilateral Investment Treaties |
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Session C/6: Public and Corporate Good Governance |
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Electoral Law and Preserving Democracy
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Chair: Mr. John Marshall
(New Zealand)
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Electoral Law and Campaign Financing
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Electoral Processes in the Commonwealth
Mr. Carl Dundas (Jamaica)
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The Role of Independent Electoral Commissions |
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Electoral Processes in the Commonwealth
Dato Shafee Abdullah (Malaysia) |
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
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Closing Ceremony
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Opening Remarks
Dr. Barnett
Conference Chairman
Cultural Presentation
Closing Address
Hon. David Thompson,
Prime Minister Of Barbados
Cultural Presentation
Closing remarks
Dr. Barnett
Conference Chairman
Closing remarks
Mr. Ron Heinrich
President, CLA
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