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Southern African Judges Commission Conference

12/08/2005 - 13/08/2005

Windhoek, Namibia - Chief Justices of 15 founding states of the Commission came together to exchange views on the views on the independence of the judiciary and the relations between courts and the media.
Co-organised by the Venice Commission and the Supreme Court of Namibia.

Related documents

CDL-JU(2005)031syn English 05/09/2005 - Public
General Meeting of the Southern African Judges Commission (Windhoek, 12-13 August 2005): Synopsis

CDL-JU(2005)031prog English 28/09/2005 - Public
General Meeting of the Southern African Judges Commission (Windhoek, 12-13 August 2005): Programme

CDL-JU(2005)031list English 28/09/2005 - Public
General Meeting of the Southern African Judges Commission (Windhoek, 12-13 August 2005): List of participants

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International conference

“Money and Democracy – an Uneasy Relationship”

07 - 08/12/2023, Cologne, Germany

International seminar

“Constitutions and war”

14 - 15 September 2023
Madrid, Centre for Constitutional and Political Studies (CEPC)

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