Publications

Publications

The Following Reports are available for purchase. Other reports from Conferences are available for Individual Members through the Membership Area. To join as an Individual Member, please go to the Membership page.

Postage and Packing charge per item:
UK – £5
Europe – £10
The Rest of the World – £15

 

PRINCIPLES AND DECLARATIONS

The Commonwealth Principles (Latimer House) on the Three Branches of Government
(includes the Latimer House Guidelines on Parliamentary Supremancy and Judicial Independence, the Nairobi Plan of Action for Africa and the Edinburgh Plan of Action for the Development and Implementation of the Commonwealth Latimer House Principles).

Copies available from the CMJA or click here to access the documents.


HISTORY OF THE CMJA 1970-2020

Due to the weight of the book, a special postage rate applies for orders from Europe or the Rest of the World.

Postage to Europe – £13
Postage to the Rest of the World – £30


MANUALS AND TOOLKITS

A Guide for the Magistrate in the Commonwealth: Fundamental Principles and Recommended Practices

Formerly “The Magistrate in the Commonwealth : A Training Manual”
Updated: August 2021
Available in hard copy (£5.00) or CD (£5.00). Both versions £10.00
Available free to Individual Members on the Membership Area.


Gender and Human Rights Toolkit

Containing the International/Commonwealth regional instruments for use by paralegals/lawyers and judicial officers. Updated 2010. CD version only.


Publications – Reports on Reports on Seminars, Conferences and Meetings can be viewed by clicking here.

COMMONWEALTH JUDICIAL JOURNAL
Free to members (or £20.00 per copy)
Last issue Volume 27, No 2, December 2024

Contents

EDITORIAL

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

ARTICLES

Faustin Ntezilyayo: “Environmental Justice”

Malcolm Rowe, Javid Dharas, Jennah Khaled and Stella Warnier: “The Role of the Courts in Environmental Protection: A Canadian Perspective”

John Carey: “The Independence of the Judiciary with Artificial Intelligence”

Thomas Brewer: “From AI To Admissible: Implications Of Computer- Generated Evidence In Commonwealth Courts

Bernard McCloskey: “Restorative Justice and the Rule of Law”

Oagile Key Dingake: “Judicial Courage – A Judge’s Reflection”

LAW REPORTS

Electoral Commission of South Africa v Umkhonto Wesizwe Political Party and others
Democratic Congress and others v Puseletso and others
Cornelio and others v R

BOOK REVIEWS

Sentencing the Self-Convicted: the Ethics of Pleading Guilty
An Uncommon Lawyer

Previous volumes available – click here to join or request information on subscriptions or costs of copies of individual journals.

If you are a legal or judicial officer and would like to contribute to the journal please click here for ways to contribute and contact the Editor on: info@cmja.org


CMJA NEWS
Free to members

Last issue Volume 54, October/November 2024

Contents:

Editorial
CMJA Annual Conference: Kigali, Rwanda
Nauru Declaration on Judicial Well-Being
Guidelines for Appointments to Apex Courts
Judicial Reforms in the Caribbean
UN Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
CHOGM 2024
Judicial Independence Issues
World Justice Index 2024
Practioners Guide to Decriminalisation of Poverty
New Members


Annual subscription to the CMJA Journal and Newsletter. £65 including postage.