Union Chief Justice attends 20th Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and Pacific ROK

 

THE Chief Justice of the Union, U Tha Htay, attended the 20th Conference of Asia and Pacific which was held from 16 to 19 September in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, invited by The Hon Jo Heede, the Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Republic of Korea.

The Conference has been held to foster mutual understanding by bringing together heads of judiciaries from the Asia-Pacific region to exchange views on their respective judicial systems and developments in the judiciary, contributing to the maintenance of regional peace and identifying practical methods for judicial cooperation among countries in the region.

Since its inaugural meeting in Penang, Malaysia, in 1985, it has played a significant role as a solid foundation for judicial cooperation within the Asia-Pacific region.

Having previously successfully hosted the 8th meeting in 1999 and the 14th meeting in 2011, the Supreme Court of Korea has once again hosted this major international conference, by doing so, Seoul has become the first city to host the event three times, marking a new milestone in the history of these international meetings.

The 20th Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and the Pacific was organized by the Supreme Court of Republic of Korea and Judicial Section of LAWASIA, held from 16 to 19 September at the Grand Hyatt Seoul Hotel. Approximately 250 representatives including Chief Justices from over 40 jurisdictions and 13 international organizations attended the meeting.

Then, Chief Justices of the Asia-Pacific Region and the heads of delegates discussed on a variety of topics in the Conference sessions. Since Myanmar’s judicial reform process takes in the cooperation of Asia and Pacific countries, so by attending the Conference, Chief Justices and Heads of the Judiciary of the Asia-Pacific Region exchanged views with regard to use of AI in the judiciary, the importance of judicial education, engagement with the media, promoting public confidence in the judiciary, fighting judicial corruption and defending judicial independence, and discussed their respective issues.

In addition to these programmes, the meeting schedule included a conference commemorating the 60th anniversary of UNCITRAL, and a LAWASIA plenary session on 16 September 2026, an OECD Breakfast Dialogue, an afternoon session hosted by SIFOCC and the SIFOCC Support Group Afternoon Session, and a networking breakfast commemorating the UNIDROIT Centenary Breakfast on 18 September 2026.

During the conference, the Chief Justice of Myanmar visited the Supreme Court IT Department of the Republic of Korea and the War Memorial of Korea, a site of historical significance.

MNA

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