Chief Justice Malila in India for global Chief Justices summit
By NATION REPORTER
CHIEF Justice, Dr. Mumba Malila has joined hundreds of other Chief Justices across the globe attending this year’s 25th International Conference of Chief Justices of the World (ICCJW) taking place in Lucknow, India.
Dr. Malila is accompanied by High Court Judge Enius Chulu and Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Ms. Pamela Malama Masase at the conference which started on Wednesday and ends tomorrow. The ICCJW is an annual gathering of Chief Justices, judges, and other experts from around the world.
According to a statement issued by Bennie Mundando, the First Secretary Press and Tourism at the Zambia High Commission in New Delhi, the conference is organised by City Montessori School (CMS) in Lucknow, India, which is a senior secondary school that is recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s largest school by pupils in a single city.
A highlight of the conference was a presentation by CMS students to the World Judiciary on behalf of the world’s children, which was a call for the protection of children’s rights and a safer future for them.
The conference has been discussing international peace by identifying measures that can be taken to ensure the involvement of a wide range of non-state actors in tackling global challenges, while maintaining the intergovernmental nature of the United Nations.
To effectively tackle interconnected global threats, the conference will also consider the need for collective action to uphold and reinstate international peace and security across various domains such as land, sea, space, cyberspace, and other emerging areas. There was also a presentation on how countries could collectively strengthen and maximise the utilisation of the United Nations framework for prevention, mediation, peace-building, peace operations, and counter-terrorism.
Dr. Augusto Lopez-Clara, the keynote speaker at the opening session at the Constitutional Club, called for the revision of the UN Charter, which he called “the second Charter” as one of the ways to achieve this objective.
The plenary sessions among other things, interrogated how countries can reinvigorate their disarmament mechanisms and take tangible measures to prevent the misuse of emerging domains and new technologies and to what extent investing in quality education and continuous learning could contribute to national prosperity.
The conference also looked at additional steps that can ensure sustainable financing in line with the commitments under the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development and the crucial role the youth play in driving innovation, progress, and positive change in society, realising that their energy, imagination, and unique viewpoints are fundamental in creating a sustainable and diverse future for all people and the planet.
