Upholding the rule of law is both the responsibility of each country and a shared global task – with this goal in mind, an online judicial dialogue organized by the Global South Network will take place on March 16, featuring the participation of Aigars Strupišs, President of the Supreme Court of Latvia.

Presidents and judges of the supreme courts from Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America will deliver presentations on one of the most pressing contemporary challenges faced by democratic countries – the backsliding of the rule of law. Judicial representatives will share their views and experiences on how to act in circumstances where institutions that protect the rule of law, constitutional order, and democratic accountability face increasing external pressure.

The event will be moderated by Dr. Nauman Reayat, the founder of the Global South Network and lecturer in law at the University of Leicester (the United Kingdom). The keynote address will be delivered by Kari Kuusiniemi, President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland.

The Global South Network Judicial Dialogue is a platform where judges can jointly discuss challenges and share their views. This is the third year of the judicial guest lecture series. In previous years, it has addressed issues such as judicial cooperation between the Global North and the Global South and the institutional functioning of supreme administrative courts.

Since its establishment in 2023, the Global South Network has organized approximately 150 knowledge-exchange events. Additional information is available on the Global South Network website.

The third judicial dialogue will take place online on March 16 at 4:00 p.m. Interested listeners are kindly requested to register at this link.

 

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