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June 2021
On 16 June the CLA, CLEA and CMJA issued a Statement
on the Rule of Law in Samoa in support of the Law
Society of Samoa's Statement of 13 May 2021.
On 7 June the CMJA, CLA, CLEA and Rechters voor Rechters
issued a Statement
on the Judiciary of Kenya in support of the Statement
of the
Kenya Magistrates' and Judges' Association of 4 June 2021
regarding the restricted selection of judicial appointments
by the President of the Republic.
April 2021
On 16 April, the CMJA together with the Commonwealth Legal
Education Association (CLEA) and Commonwealth Lawyers Association
(CLA) issued a Statement
on the proposed High Court Judges (Salaries and Allowances)
(Amendment) 2021 Bill of Kiribati.
September 2020
The CMJA together with the Commonwealth Legal Education
Association (CLEA), Commonealth Lawyers Association (CLA),
Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) and Rechters
voor Rechters (Judges for Judges) issued a Statement
on the Proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri
Lanka on 22 September 2020
July 2020
The CMJA issues Principles
on The Funding and Resourcing of the Judiciary in the Commonweath
June 2020
On 30 June, the CMJA, CLEA, CLA and Rechters voor
Rechters issued a statement commending the Judiciary and
Parliament of Malawi on following the constution, international
obligations and democratic principles in the holding of
the Presidential election on 23 June 2020. See Statement
on the Elections in Malawi
On 15 June, the CMJA, CLEA, CLA and Rechters voor Rechters
issued a further Statemen
on the actions of the Government of Malawi against the Chief
Justice and Judiciary of Malawi
On 9 June, the CMJA, CLEA, CLA and Rechters voor
Rechters (Judges for Judges) issued a Statement
on the Threats against the Judiciary in Malawi
April 2020
On 6 April, the CMJA President issued a Letter
to Members in relation to the COVID 19 pandemic.
This is available on the Membership Area of the website.
The CMJA joined other international legal and judicial
organisations in highlighting key international human
rights issues relating to the COVID 19 pandemic at a
virtual meeitng of the UN Human Rights Council on 9 April
2020. The submissions were presented on our behalf by CIVICUS,
ISHR and Forum Asia. The ICJ has published the statements
on its website at: https://www.icj.org/covid19council/
February 2020
The CMJA together with the Commonealth Legal Education Association
and the Commonwealth Lawyers Assoication issued a Statement
on the Threats Against the Malawi Judiciary following
the decision of the Constitutional Court in February 2020
annul the Presidential Elections of May 2020
August 2019
The CMJA, together with the International Bar Association
Human Rights Institute, the International Commission of
Jurists, Judges for Judges, The Southern African Litigation
Centre, Lawyers Watch Canada and the Commonwealth Lawyers
Association, issued a Statement
on 5 August on the proposed Changes to the Constitution
of Zambia which could affect the independence of the Judiciary
in Zambia
February 2019
The CMJA and Judicial College of England and Wales together
with the Gambian Judicial Training and Research Institute
organised a Training of Magistratres in Banjul with the
support of UKAID and Role UK. The Conference was opened
by the Hon.
Chief Justice, Justice Hassan Jallow. and the CMJA
Secretary General spoke at the Opening. They also organised
an Traiining of Trainers workshop and a workshop on Sentencing
Guidelines.
January 2019
CLA, CLEA, and CMJA issues A Statement regariding the
situation of the Chief Justice of Nigeria. Click
here for Statement
November 2018
CLA, CLEA and CMJA issues Statement on threat to Judges
and Lawyers in Asia Bibi's case in Pakistan. Click
here for Statement
September 2018
CMJA issues a Statement on the Suspension of the Chief
Justice of Lesotho. Click
here for the Statement
CMJA General Assembly, meeting in Brisbane on 13
September adopts "THE
BRISBANE DECLARATION ON THE INDEPENDENCE AND INTEGRITY OF
JUDICIAL OFFICERS OF THE LOWER COURTS"
May 2018
See RECENT DEVELOPMENTS (BELOW) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Previous reports on activities: Click
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