Bermuda Judiciary Hosts International Judges
Nearly 40 international judges and judicial officers from around the world gathered in Bermuda in May, as the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute [CJEI)]held its conference in Bermuda for the first time.
Chief Justice Ian Kawaley said: “Feedback was very favourable from the international delegates. Everything went smoothly-and they loved Bermuda!”
On May 11, 2014, in advance of the CJEI event, the Chief Justice hosted the Annual Heads of Caribbean Judiciaries Meeting which was attended by Sir Marston Gibson, Chief Justice of Barbados, Mr. Kenneth Benjamin, Chief Justice of Belize, Mr. Anthony Smellie Chief Justice of the Cayman Islands, Dame Janice Pereira, Chief Justice for the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Ms. Zaila McCalla, Chief Justice of Jamaica and Mr. Ivor Archie, Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago. Guyana was represented by its Chancellor Carl Singh.
Also in attendance were Sir Dennis Byron, President of the Caribbean Court of Justice and Mr. Evert van der Poel the President of the Common Court of Justice of the Netherland Antilles. The Meeting serves as a regional vehicle for collaboration and information sharing between Heads of Judiciaries about common administrative and legal challenges.
The CJEI conference, a biennial event, took place May12-14 and the local organiser was Justice Norma Wade-Miller. Delegates included judges from Canada, the Caribbean, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore and Zambia. Members of the local Judiciary also attended. The CJEI is based in the Dalhousie Law School, and serves as a network and training resource for judicial educators throughout the Commonwealth.
Coincidentally, one of the delegates was extra-judicially involved in the formation by the African Union of the ground-breaking Bermuda-based African catastrophe insurance pool, which was announced on May 16, 2014.
The Chief Justice acknowledged the invaluable assistance provided during the meetings by Court staff, the Protocol Office, the drivers of the Ministry of Works and Engineering and the security services provided by the Commissioner of Police. The location for both meetings was the Cambridge Beaches Resort and Spa.
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