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The '''East Africa Law Society''' (EALS) is a regional Bar Association in [[East Africa]] formed in 1995 and incorporated in Tanzania. |
The '''East Africa Law Society''' (EALS) is a regional Bar Association in [[East Africa]] formed in 1995 and incorporated in Tanzania. |
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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 |
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EALS is 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 |
EALS is 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 |
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| Formation | 1995 |
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| Type | Professional association |
| Purpose | Promote legal professionalism |
| Headquarters | 64 Haile Selassie Road |
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Official language | English |
President | Wilbert Kapinga |
| Website | www |
The East Africa Law Society (EALS) is a regional Bar Association in East Africa 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.[1]
EALS is 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.[2]
EALS held its annual conference and general meeting in Bujumbura, Burundi on 19-20 November 2010. The meeting made progress towards defining a commonly accepted and practicable legal environment. This is of great importance for integration of the East African Community, with its population of 130 million people.[3]
References
- ^ "Who we are". East Africa Law Society. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
- ^ "Strengthening the Responsibility to Protect Norm: Need for African Governments to support the norm at the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly debate". International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
- ^ "Law Society Meet Was Right On Truck". East African Business Week. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 2011-09-26.