PROGRAMME

Friday, 28 November 2003 (starting at 10:30) / Saturday, 29 November 2003

1. Opening address by Chief Justice Strydom, Supreme Court of Namibia

2. Co-operation between highest courts of the Southern African Region

- imminent establishment of the Southern African Judge's Commission

- presentation of the Venice Commission

3. Tour de table of participants presenting themselves and their courts (including presentation of the Virtual Library Project of the Constitutional Court of South Africa by Ms Luthuli)

4. Presentation of the CODICES database followed by practical examples of database searches

5. Presentation of the guidelines on the presentation of précis for inclusion into the CODICES database (CDL-JU (2001) 5)

6. Practical examples of drafting précis on the basis of the judgments provided by the liaison officers

7. Arrangements for future contributions to the CODICES database

8. Closure