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| leader_name2 = Ramadhan Abubakar
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| leader_name3 = Florida Kabasinga
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The '''East Africa Law Society''' (EALS) is the regional Bar Association of [[East Africa]] formed in 1995 and incorporated in Tanzania.
The '''East Africa Law Society''' (EALS) is the regional Bar Association of [[East Africa]]. It was formed in 1995 and incorporated in Tanzania.
The EALS has over 10,000 individual members, and also has six national Bar associations as members: [[Law Society of Kenya]], [[Tanganyika Law Society]], [[Uganda Law Society]], [[Zanzibar Law Society]], [[Kigali Bar Association]] and [[Burundi Bar Association]].<ref>{{cite web
The EALS has over 28,000 individual members, and also has seven national Bar associations as members: Law Society of Kenya,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to LSK |url=https://lsk.or.ke/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=lsk.or.ke}}</ref> Tanganyika Law Society,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tls.or.tz/|title=Tanganyika Law Society - Law Association|work=tls.or.tz}}</ref> Uganda Law Society,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} Uganda Law Society |url=http://www.uls.or.ug/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=www.uls.or.ug}}</ref> Zanzibar Law Society, Rwanda Bar Association,<ref>[http://rwandabar.org/rba/default.aspx]{{Dead link|date=August 2019|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> Burundi Bar Association,<ref>[http://www.burundibar.org] {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}</ref> and the South Sudan Bar Association. The South Sudan Bar Association is the latest Bar Association to join the Society following South Sudan’s acceptance as a member of the East African Community.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.ealawsociety.org/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=34
|url=http://www.ealawsociety.org/about
|title=Who we are
|title=About
|publisher=East Africa Law Society
|publisher=East Africa Law Society
|accessdate=2011-09-26}}</ref>
|accessdate=2019-01-11}}</ref>


The East Africa Law Society works to promote good governance and the rule of law in the East African region and enjoys formal Observer Status with the [[East African Community]] and the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. The EALS is also a member of the [[International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect]] under which leaders of every country solemnly promise to protect their people from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity.<ref>{{cite web
The [http://www.ealawsociety.org East Africa Law Society] works to promote good governance and the rule of law in the East African region and enjoys formal Observer Status with the East African Community<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eac.int/eac-institutions|title=EAC Institutions}}</ref> and the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. EALS is also a member of the International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://responsibilitytoprotect.org/index.php/component/content/article/129-africa/2309-icrtop-participates-in-eastern-africa-civil-society-forum-eacsof-rtop-included-in-final-communique- |title=ICRtoP participates in Eastern Africa Civil Society Forum (EACSOF), RtoP included in final communiqué |access-date=11 January 2019 |archive-date=11 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111181442/http://responsibilitytoprotect.org/index.php/component/content/article/129-africa/2309-icrtop-participates-in-eastern-africa-civil-society-forum-eacsof-rtop-included-in-final-communique- |url-status=dead }}</ref> under which leaders of every country solemnly promise to protect their people from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity.
|url=http://www.responsibilitytoprotect.org/index.php/component/content/article/129-africa/2231-east-africa-press-conference-launch-of-the-international-coalition-for-the-responsibility-to-protect-and-call-to-governments-in-advance-of-ga-debate-on-rtop
EALS' top decision-making organ is their annual general meeting [http://events.ealawsociety.org/] at which legal professionals come together to review the previous year's developments and to chart a way forward for the year ahead.
|title=Strengthening the Responsibility to Protect Norm: Need for African Governments to support the norm at the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly debate
|publisher=International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect
|date=19 March 2009
|accessdate=2011-09-26}}</ref>

EALS held its annual conference and general meeting in [[Arusha]], Tanzania from 18-19 November 2011. The meeting made progress towards defining the role of the legal profession in the regional integration process and was attended by 500 delegates from drawn from the six East African Community partner states. This year, the Annual COnference and General meeting of the East Africa Law Society is scheduled for 16 - 17 November in [[Kampala]] Uganda. This is of great importance for integration of the [[East African Community]], with its population of 130 million people.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201011221426.html
|title=Law Society Meet Was Right On Truck
|work=East African Business Week
|date=22 November 2010
|accessdate=2011-09-26}}</ref>


==References==
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[[Category:African bar associations]]
[[Category:African bar associations]]

Latest revision as of 19:45, 4 February 2024

East Africa Law Society
AbbreviationEALS
Formation1995
TypeProfessional association
PurposeRule of Law and Justice for all in an Integrated East African Region
HeadquartersEALS House, Plot No. 310/19, PPF AGM Area, PPF Road off Njiro Road, Arusha, Tanzania
Location
Region served
East Africa
Membership
Over 28,000 members
Official language
English
President
Hon. Justice Dr. Fauz Twaib
Vice President
Ramadhan Abubakar
Secretary General
Florida Kabasinga
Chief Executive Officer
David Sigano
Main organ
Annual General Meeting
AffiliationsInternational Bar Association
Staff
15
Websitewww.ealawsociety.org

The East Africa Law Society (EALS) is the regional Bar Association of East Africa. It was formed in 1995 and incorporated in Tanzania. The EALS has over 28,000 individual members, and also has seven national Bar associations as members: Law Society of Kenya,[1] Tanganyika Law Society,[2] Uganda Law Society,[3] Zanzibar Law Society, Rwanda Bar Association,[4] Burundi Bar Association,[5] and the South Sudan Bar Association. The South Sudan Bar Association is the latest Bar Association to join the Society following South Sudan’s acceptance as a member of the East African Community.[6]

The East Africa Law Society works to promote good governance and the rule of law in the East African region and enjoys formal Observer Status with the East African Community[7] and the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. EALS is also a member of the International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect[8] under which leaders of every country solemnly promise to protect their people from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity.

EALS' top decision-making organ is their annual general meeting [3] at which legal professionals come together to review the previous year's developments and to chart a way forward for the year ahead.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Welcome to LSK". lsk.or.ke. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Tanganyika Law Society - Law Association". tls.or.tz.
  3. ^ "Home | Uganda Law Society". www.uls.or.ug. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  4. ^ [1][permanent dead link]
  5. ^ [2] [dead link]
  6. ^ "About". East Africa Law Society. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  7. ^ "EAC Institutions".
  8. ^ "ICRtoP participates in Eastern Africa Civil Society Forum (EACSOF), RtoP included in final communiqué". Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
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