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SUMMARY:Rule of Law Symposium: the politics of judicial appointments
DESCRIPTION:Geoffrey Robertson QC is founder and co-head of Doughty Stree
 t Chambers\, with a practice in constitutional\, criminal\, media and in
 ternational law. He is author of The Justice Game\, The Tyrannicide Brie
 f\, Crimes Against Humanity: the Struggle for Global Justice\, An Inconv
 enient Genocide and the IBA’s Thematic Paper on the independence of the 
 judiciary. He served as a Recorder in London\, and as an Appeal Judge an
 d first President of the UN War Crimes Court in Sierra Leone and as a ‘d
 istinguished jurist’ member of the UN’s Internal Justice Council. He is 
 a Master of the Middle Temple and a Visiting Professor at the New Colleg
 e of Humanities. In 2011\, he received the New York Bar Association Awar
 d for Distinction in International Law and Politics\, and holds honorary
  degrees from Sydney\, Brunel and Bucharest Universities.\n\nAn independ
 ent\, competent\, incorruptible judiciary is a cornerstone of the rule o
 f law. It is the judiciary that can provide recourse and redress for fai
 lures and abuses of the rule of law when they occur in a society or in t
 he other branches of government. A judiciary that is political\, biased\
 , malleable\, or corrupt can undercut or nullify a country’s commitment 
 to the rule of law. The appointment process is a critical step to buildi
 ng a judiciary of qualified\, impartial judges who will act with integri
 ty to protect the public interest. Geoffrey Robertson will address the a
 ppointment process\, ways in which it can be abused\, and how countries 
 can use it to strengthen\, or to compromise\, the rule of law.\n\nIf you
  wish to attend the Rule of Law Symposium only\, please register at http
 s://www.int-bar.org/Conferences/Registration/Delegate/index.cfm?uid=0BF4
 2BC4-5233-44DB-BC41-8516FFE34C3B.
LOCATION:Room C4.5\, Convention Centre\, Level 4
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