May 16, 2016: The Honourable the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Ivor Archie O.R.T.T, travelled out of the jurisdiction on May 15 at the invitation of the International Association for Court Administration (IACA) to attend their 11th Conference at the World Trade Centre, Hague, Netherlands from May 18th to May 20th, 2016.
The Honourable Chief Justice will share a platform among sixty one distinguished featured speakers from around the world and will deliver an address entitled “Promoting Justice Administration” on the last day of the conference, Friday May 20th, 2016. A diverse representation of participants in the field of law and the justice sector from countries such as the United States, Europe, Africa, United Kingdom, Canada, Dubai, Lebanon, Brazil, Europe and Latin America will benefit from the common ground in their respective legal systems and learn from the comparative experience of their colleagues in the respective member jurisdictions.
The Honourable Chief Justice will be accompanied by Ms. Michelle Austin, Court Executive Administrator and is expected to return to the jurisdiction on Sunday May 22nd, 2016. The Honourable Mr. Justice Allan Mendonça will perform the functions of Chief Justice in the Chief Justice’s absence.
The International Association for Court Administration (IACA) is a global association of professionals collectively engaged in promoting the effective administration of justice. IACA’s mission is to promote professional court administration and management in emerging democracies and other countries pursuing the rule of law; to sponsor international conferences, forums and education and training programs on court administration and management; and to serve as a resource for judges, court administrators and managers, and other government officials in search of ways in which to evaluate and improve court and justice systems.
IACA’s leaders have crafted an association that provides a variety of resource materials and educational programs, and fosters collegiality and forums for the international exchange of experiences and best practices. IACA also complements and reinforces efforts by government and non-government organizations to foster justice sector capacity building and judicial reform in an effort to promote effective court management in the international arena.
The theme of the 2016 conference is entitled “Promoting Regional and Global Approaches to Judicial Administration” and will reflect the issues surrounding the evolution of justice administration in the international courts. This year’s conference presentations includes topics on: Comparative (pre-trial) efficiency processes for criminal cases on a regional and global level; Comparative benefits of general and special jurisdiction courts; Best practices on implementing electronic case files and document filing; Promoting justice administration; General versus Specialist Courts: The Commercial Court of the Future and the dispute resolutions courts; Justice and effectiveness in the protection of the environment are among some of the extensive high level dialogue and robust discussions to be held over current trends in the legal profession and other contemporary topics.
