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IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022

30 Oct - 4 Nov 2022

Room 229 A, Level 2

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Conflicts between regional courts and national courts/governments

Thursday 3 November (1115 - 1230)

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Room 229 A, Level 2
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Committee(s)

African Regional Forum (Lead)

Description

HumanRightsConflicts between regional courts and national courts/governments (eg the recent Alex Saab extradition case involving Cape Verde and the ECOWAS court) and government failures to comply with the judgements of regional courts like the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights and the (now neutered) SADC Tribunal – this has potential implications for the AfCFTA.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Babatunde Ajibade SAN SPA Ajibade & Co, Lagos, Nigeria; Co-Chair, African Regional Forum

Speakers

Femi Falana SAN Falana & Falana's Chambers, Lagos, Nigeria
Professor Ernest Kofi Abotsi UPSA Law School/Axis Legal, Accra, Ghana
Pheona Wall SC Nabasa and Co , Kampala, Uganda; President / Chairperson, Uganda Law Society

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