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43249
Fri, 01/30/2009 - 06:50
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CHAIRMAN OF AZERBAIJAN`S CONSTITUTIONAL COURT PARTICIPATES IN WORLD CONFERENCE ON CONSTITUTIONAL JUSTICE
Baku, January 29 (AzerTAc). Azerbaijani delegation led by Chairman of the Constitutional Court Farhad Abdullayev participated in the World Conference on Constitutional Justice on the topic “Influential Constitutional Justice - its influence on society and on developing a global jurisprudence on human rights” in Cape Town. The event was hosted by Constitutional Court of the Republic of South Africa and the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe. This event coincided with the 60th anniversary of the Council of Europe and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Addressing the conference participants, President of the Republic of South Africa
Kgalema Motlanthe expressed his confidence that cooperation of the judicial bodies
will make a special contribution to development of the intergovernmental relations.
A final declaration was adopted as a result of the conference. The World Conference
concluded that constitutional justice is a key element in fostering and deepening
the basic values enshrined in the Constitutions that form the basis of the work of
the Courts and Councils which participated in the World Conference. Their decisions
have a decisive impact on society. The participants of the Conference underlined the
paramount importance of the respect of human rights in all parts of the world and
insisted that governments must implement international human rights instruments.
Consequently, the exchange of information and experience between the Courts and
Councils should be reinforced on a regional and global basis. The participants of
the World Conference endorse and support the regional and linguistic groups and call
upon their members to use the tools for exchange of information and experience
provided by the Venice Commission.
As a part of the visit, Mr. Abdullayev also met with Chairman of the Constitutional
Court of the Republic of South Africa Pius Langa to discus the development of
bilateral relations.
Addressing the conference participants, President of the Republic of South Africa
Kgalema Motlanthe expressed his confidence that cooperation of the judicial bodies
will make a special contribution to development of the intergovernmental relations.
A final declaration was adopted as a result of the conference. The World Conference
concluded that constitutional justice is a key element in fostering and deepening
the basic values enshrined in the Constitutions that form the basis of the work of
the Courts and Councils which participated in the World Conference. Their decisions
have a decisive impact on society. The participants of the Conference underlined the
paramount importance of the respect of human rights in all parts of the world and
insisted that governments must implement international human rights instruments.
Consequently, the exchange of information and experience between the Courts and
Councils should be reinforced on a regional and global basis. The participants of
the World Conference endorse and support the regional and linguistic groups and call
upon their members to use the tools for exchange of information and experience
provided by the Venice Commission.
As a part of the visit, Mr. Abdullayev also met with Chairman of the Constitutional
Court of the Republic of South Africa Pius Langa to discus the development of
bilateral relations.
