From 10-11 July 2024, over 200 Attorneys-General from the Caribbean, Heads of Judiciaries, Judges, Directors of Public Prosecution, legal experts, law professors, policymakers, criminal defence attorneys, advocates, members of law enforcement, law students, and members of civil society from across the region convened at the Guyana Marriott Hotel Georgetown for the first “Legal Conference on Criminal Justice Reform – Advancing the Needham’s Point Declaration”. The Attorney General’s Chambers and Ministry of Legal Affairs, Guyana collaborated with the CCJ Academy for Law for this conference to advance the Needham’s Point Declaration signed in October 2023, aiming to redefine the future of criminal law practice and procedures and build on the significant progress made during the Caribbean Court of Justice Academy for Law’s 7th Biennial Conference.
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