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Programme (last updated 11.03.10)

 Please see below the programme as of 11.03.10. Further information including additional speakers will be available shortly.

Thursday April 8, 2010
12.00 – 19.30 Registration                                     
19.30 Welcome Reception
Friday, April 9, 2010
07:15 Registration
09:00 – 11:00 Opening Ceremony
11:00 – 12:00

Keynote Session:
"Human Rights in Nigeria: The Current State of play"
Mr Roland Ewubare, Nigeria

"The Intersection of Common Law and Sharia in the Context of Protecting the Rights of Women and Children"
Mrs. Maryam Uwais, Nigeria

12:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 A/1: The End of the Rule of Law?

Chair: Mr Ron Heinrich, Australia

Speakers:
Mr Mohamed Husain, South Africa
Ms. Tupou Draunidalo, Fiji

B/1: Corporate Governance

Chair: Dr Igebolodeoku, Nigeria

Speakers:
Mr Oghenerume Rotimi, Nigeria

'Good Corporate Governance after Enron'
Mr. Laurence Watt, UK

15:30 – 16:00 Refreshments
16:00 – 17:30               

A/2: Constitutionalism & the Commonwealth (Latimer House) Principles

Chair: Prof Epipheny Azinge, Nigeria

Speakers:
Mr. Mark Guthrie, UK

 

B/2: Corruption and Economic Crime

Chair: Mr Tim Daniel, UK

Speakers:
Mr Colin Nicholls QC, UK

  

19:00 Home Hosting
Saturday, April 10, 2010
08:30 Registration
09:30 – 10:30

Keynote Session:
"The Maritime Masterplan & its Impact on the Gulf of Guinea"
Mr Temisan Raymond Omatseye, Nigeria

10:30 – 11:00 Refreshments
11:00 - 12:30

A/3: Children’s Rights and Child Poverty

Chair: Justice Mary Odili, Nigeria

Speakers:
Mr. Pius Madaki, Nigeria

B/3: ICT Regulation & Electronic Fraud

Chair: TBC

Speakers:
TBC

 

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:30

A/4: Cultural, Sexual and Religious Rights in the 21st Century

Chair: tbc

Speakers:
Justice AP Shah, India
Mr. Chidi Odinkalu, Nigeria

B/4: The Business of Law


Chair: tbc

Speakers:
Mr. Funke Adekoya SAN, Nigeria 

 

 

 

15:30 – 16:00 Refreshments
16:00 – 17:30

A/5: Transnational Crime

Chair: TBC

Speakers:
'Prosecuting Transnational Crime'
Mr. Shadrac Haruna, Nigeria

 

 

 

B/5: Model Systems for Dispute Resolution in West Africa

 

Chair: tbc

Speakers:
'Civil Mediation'
Mr. Jeremy Ferguson, UK

Mr David Greene, UK

 

19:30 Gala Dinner (Optional)
Sunday, April 11, 2010
08:30 Registration
09:30 – 10:00 Coffee & Refreshments
10:00 – 11:30 A/6: Property Rights in Plural Marriage Systems

Chair: Mr Inuwa Abdukadir, Nigeria

B/6: Natural Resources

Chair: TBC

11:30 – 12:30 Closing Ceremony

 * Please note that the programme is subject to change