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• DELIVERS PAPER ON “THE RIGHTS TO PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATION AND THE ROLES OF LAW SOCIETIES AND BAR ASSOCIATIONS IN AFRICA”

Legal luminary, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama OFR, MFR, SAN was on Monday, October 28, 2024, conferred with life council membership by the African Bar Association (AfBA) along side Lennox S. Hinds, JP (who was Counsel to Late Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress) and Charles Uwensuyi-Edosomwan SAN.

According to a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, the conferment took place at the Kenneth Kaunda Wing of the Mulungushi International Conference Center, Lusaka, Zambia during the opening ceremony of the ongoing AfBA Annual Conference, holding from October 27 to October 31, 2024 in Lusaka, Zambia.

The statement reads: “The well-deserved conferment recognized Chief Gadzama’s already giant strides in the development of Africa’s legal systems and further compliments the Learned Silk’s tireless efforts toward the advancement of unity among the various African Bar Associations and Law Societies.”

Meanwhile, on Sunday, October 27, 2024 a welcome cocktail of the AfBA 2024 Annual General Conference was held in the evening hours at the Law Association of Zambia House on Lagos Street, Rhodes Park, Lusaka, Zambia.

The cocktail which was attended by Honorable Judges, President of AfBA, Honorable Attorney General of Nigeria, President of the Law Association Zambia, Director General of the Nigerian Law School, Ag. Director of the Nigerian Army Directorate of Legal Service among other notable bar leaders, legal practitioners and professionals (from public and private sectors) across all fields in Africa and abroad, was marked by joyous moments of laughter, photo sessions, food, drinks and musical interludes.

The conference also had a session on Security, Reparation, Human Rights, Aviation Law, AfCTA and Trade Law.

CHIEF GADZAMA SAN, DELIVERED A PAPER ON “THE RIGHTS TO PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATION AND THE ROLES OF LAW SOCIETIES AND BAR ASSOCIATIONS IN AFRICA”, AT THE ONGOING 2024 AFBA ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN LUSAKA, ZAMBIA

Chief Joe Kyari Gadzama OFR, MFR, SAN, had at the ongoing 2024 Annual Conference of the African Bar Association, delivered a paper on the Topic; “The Rights to Peaceful Assembly and Association and the Roles of Law Societies and Bar Associations in Africa,” during a session chaired by The Honorable, The Chief Justice of Zambia, Dr. Mumba Malila, SC who was ably represented by Ms. Mungowe Matakala.

The paper which was presented at the conference’s session on Human Rights, held at the Old Wing Building, Mulungushi, International Conference Center, Lusaka, Zambia, centered on individuals’ rights to form peaceful professional assemblies and law associations and how that already existing law associations cannot take away such rights by citing examples of various countries around the world where multiple law associations have co-exist peacefully, while drawing the dichotomy between what an association is and what an assembly is. He also made reference to various countries’ legal regimes which guarantee the rights to peaceful assembly and association.

In his presentation, the Learned Silk juxtaposed his paper with the need to allow for digital rights by recommending enactment of legal frameworks that make access to the internet easier for people far and near, in the ever-changing digital age.

During the commentary session, Professor Tony Ojukwu SAN who is the Executive secretary of the Human Rights Commission in Nigeria, supported the idea introduced by Chief Gadzama during his presentation and added that the multiplicity of law associations in a country like Nigeria will promote healthy competition and re-brith of brilliant ideas.

The session which was moderated by Dr. Ugoji Eze, had other speakers during the session which included Professor Ibrahim Gambari (Former Chief of Staff to Former President Mohammed Buhari) Mweelwa Muleya (Representative of the Zambian Human Rights Commission) and Mr. Charlse Kihara, and came to an end after a question and answer session.

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