CJN lauds admission of Nigerian judges into IAJ, says it calls for more action

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri

ABUJA– The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has lauded the acceptance of the National Association of Judges successful Nigeria, NAJN, arsenic a subordinate of the International Association of Judges, IAJ.

The CJN, successful a connection that was signed by her media aide, Mr. Tobi Soniyi, disclosed that NANJ, which volition correspond Nigeria astatine the planetary judicial body, was admitted astatine the 67th yearly gathering of the planetary relation holding successful Baku, Azerbaijan. 

She maintained that the admittance of the state into the satellite assemblage demonstrates planetary designation and assurance successful the Nigerian judiciary.

Nigeria has present go the 93rd subordinate of the association.

Before admitting NAJN, IAJ considered immoderate of the challenges Nigerian Judiciary faces, but besides acknowledged the reforms being implemented by Justice Kekere-Ekun.

Responding to Nigeria’s admittance into the esteemed planetary body, the CJN said it was “truly a infinitesimal of pridefulness and privilege for Nigeria to articulation this planetary assemblage of judges, dedicated to the regularisation of law, judicial independence, and the extortion of quality rights.”

“Nigeria embraces this rank with humility, commitment, and a heavy consciousness of responsibility.

“We admit the values that this Association upholds, and we are determined to lend actively to its mission.

“We are committed to further strengthening the independency of our judiciary, upholding the regularisation of law, and ensuring the continued extortion and promotion of quality rights successful our country, ” she added.

The International Association of Judges was founded successful Salzburg (Austria) successful 1953. It is simply a professional, non-political, planetary organization, bringing unneurotic nationalist associations of judges, not idiosyncratic judges, approved by the Central Council for admittance to the association.

The main purpose of the relation is to safeguard the independency of the judiciary, which is an indispensable request of the judicial function, guaranteeing quality rights and freedom.

The enactment presently encompasses 92 specified nationalist associations oregon typical groups, from 5 continents. Nigeria has present go the 93^rd Member of the association.

The Central Council of the IAJ is its enforcement body. Each subordinate relation has 2 representatives successful the Council. The Central Council meets annually, preferably successful a antithetic state each year.

At the Taipei Central Council meeting, which took spot during the period of September 2023, Mr. Duro Sessa, justice from Croatia, was elected President of the IAJ for the pursuing 2 years.

Mr. Giacomo Oberto, justice of the Civil Court successful Turin, was confirmed Secretary-General for a sixth mandate.

The relation has consultative presumption with the United Nations (with circumstantial notation to the International Labour Office and the U.N. Economic and Social Council and with the Council of Europe.

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