SOUTHERN AFRICAN JUDGES' COMMISSION

 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

WINDHOEK COUNTRY CLUB AND RESORT

 

11th – 14th  AUGUST 2005

 

 

 

PROGRAMME

 

 

 

DAY  1:

 

ALL DAY

THURSDAY, 11TH AUGUST 2005

 

Arrival of guests; check in and registration at the Windhoek Country Club and Resort

 

17h30 – 20h00

Cocktail reception at the Wine Bar, Garten Street, Windhoek

 

DAY 2:

FRIDAY, 12TH AUGUST 2005

 

08h30 – 10h30

OPENING CEREMONY (SEE PROGRAMME OF OPENING)

 

10h35

CHIEF JUSTICES GATHER IN ORYX ROOM NO 5

 

10h40 – 10h50

1.      Opening Remarks by Chairperson of the SAJC, Chief Justice PN Langa of South Africa

 

2.  Remarks by Secretary of the Venice Commission, Mr Gianni

     Buquicchio

 

10h50 – 11h25

SESSION ONE:  THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY

 

The independence of the judiciary:

    (a) relations with the executive

    (b) the media

    (c) the rest of society

 

Chairperson:  The Hon. Chief Justice J.M. Nganunu

 

Presentation by: The Hon. Chief Justice L.E. Unyolo

 

11h25 – 12h00

SESSION TWO:  PLENARY DISCUSSION

 

(1)   Discussion of the presentation including

 

(2)   How to deal with “trial by media”

 

12h00 – 12h30

SESSION THREE:  THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE JUDICIARY

 

The concept of and mechanisms for judicial accountability

 

Chairperson:  The Hon. Chief Justice G.G. Chidyausiku

 

Presentation by:  The Hon. Chief Justice E.L. Sakala

 

12h30 – 13h30

LUNCH

 

13h45 – 14h45

SESSION FOUR:  PLENARY DISCUSSION

 

Discussion

 

14h45 – 15h00

HEALTH BREAK

 

15h50 – 17h30

VISIT TO PLACES OF INTEREST AROUND WINDHOEK

 

19h30 – 21h30

DINNER AT HEJA LODGE

 

DAY 3:

SATURDAY, 13 AUGUST 2005

 

09H00 – 11h30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SESSION FIVE:  THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

(1)      Minutes

(2)      Matters Arising

(3)      Report on the Commission's activities since inception

        by Chairperson

(4)      Report on activities from perspective of Venice

        Commission by Mr Buquicchio

(5)      Report on the workshop on the status of the region's

        judicial training institutions held in June 2005, in

        South Africa : Ms Ruth Makhambeni (Co-ordinator)

(6)      Discussion of future projects

(7)      Financial statements

(8)      ELECTION of new Management Committee

(9)      Resolution(s)

(10)  General

(11)  Closing Remarks by The Honourable the Chief Justice of

         the Republic of Tanzania – Justice Samatta

 

19h30 – 21h30

FORMAL DINNER AT THE SUPREME COURT OF NAMIBIA

 

(Special Guests: Justice Arthur Chaskalson and Dr. Lorraine Chaskalson)

 

DAY 4:

 

ALL DAY

SUNDAY, 14TH AUGUST 2005

 

Departure of guests.