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IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026

4 Oct - 9 Oct 2026

Session information

Judicial wellbeing following the 2024 Nauru Declaration: wellbeing in the time of uncertainty

Wednesday 7 October (1615 - 1730)

Committee(s)

Judges' Forum (Lead)
Arbitration Committee
Forum for Barristers and Advocates
IBA Professional Wellbeing Commission
Litigation Committee
Mediation Committee

Description

On 25 July 2024 Justice Rangajeeva Wimalasena, President of the Nauru Court of Appeal, and an AIJA Council member as international observer, presented the Narau Declaration on Judicial Wellbeing to the Regional Judicial Conference on Integrity and Judicial Wellbeing. Eighteen jurisdictions were represented by Chief Justices, Presidents and judicial leaders from 14 countries including England and Wales, the Eastern Caribbean, Canada, Portugal, Nigeria, Ukraine, Jamaica, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Singapore and Australia.

Seven principles of judicial wellbeing were recognised. A resolution was presented to the UN General Assembly and an international day for judicial well-being has been recognised. It is appropriate that judges, advocates and those concerned with the wellbeing of the judiciary reflect on the impact of the declaration and the steps taken to address growing awareness about the difficulties judicial officers experience when discharging their functions across a range of jurisdictions.

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