Myanmar delegation led by Union Chief Justice attends 19th APCJ Conference in Malaysia

 

The Myanmar delegation led by Union Chief Justice U Tha Htay attended the 19th Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and Pacific held from 11 to 13 October in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was invited by Rt Hon Tun Tengku Maimun Binti Tuan Mat, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Malaysia.

The 19th Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and the Pacific has been held biennially since 1985. The meetings are attended by the Chief Justices and Heads of the Judiciary from Asia-Pacific countries, who discuss the judicial issues.

Since Myanmar’s judicial reform process requires the cooperation of Asia and Pacific countries, by attending the Conference, we could exchange views and discuss the respective issues with the chief justices and heads of the judiciary of the Asia-Pacific region.

Rt Hon Tun Tengku Maimun Binti Tuan Mat, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Malaysia, hosted the Welcome Reception, which was held at the Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on the night of 11 October for the guests of the Conference and the Union Chief Justice and the Myanmar delegation attended the Welcome Reception.

The 19th Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and the Pacific is organized by the Federal Court of Malaysia and the Judicial Section of LAWASIA, held from 11 to 13 October at the Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. The representatives, headed by chief justices and justices from 29 countries, comprised a total of 95 people who participated in the Conference.

Then, Chief Justices of the Asia-Pacific Region and the Heads of Delegates attended the Conference and discussed a variety of topics in the Conference sessions regarding maintaining confidence in and respect for the rule of law in the rapidly changing and less secure world, judicial well-being, advantages to courts offered by Technology-AI, Challenges posed to courts by technology-AI, Regulation of the legal profession and the education of lawyers in an era of AI-what is or should the role of the courts be? International cooperation and cross-border issues, the courts and the media, including social media.

Union Chief Justice U Tha Htay attended the Conference along with the officials of the Union Supreme Court.

MNA

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