FPC & Clifford Chance

The FPC and Clifford Chance recently hosted the following guest speakers:

HE Dr AGUINALDO JAIME, Deputy Prime Minister of Angola & HE Rt Hon DONALD MCKINNON, Secretary General of the Commonwealth Secretariat

The rule of law and access to justice are vital to Africa's economic and social development. However, the challenge of reform is enormous due to the complex reality of each sovereign state. This seminar explored important thematic developments in rule of law reform across the continent, taking a local, national and regional focus.

The FPC research project, Courting Justice: Rule of Law Reform in Africa, was launched at a high level roundtable to be hosted by Clifford Chance. The programme will culminate in an autumn lecture by the Secretary of State for International Development, Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP as well as the publication of a pamphlet which will include a collection of short essays by distinguished writers.

Other speakers included:

Dr Kofi Oteng Kufuor, University of East London

Dr Fareda Banda, School of Oriental and African Studies

Dr Chaloka Beyani, London School of Economics and Political Science

Laure-Hélène Piron, Department for International Development (DFID)