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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]] 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]], [ |
The EALS has over 10,000 individual members, and also has six national Bar associations as members: [[Law Society of Kenya]], [http://www.tls.or.tz/ Tanganyika Law Society], [[Uganda Law Society]], Zanzibar Law Society, [http://rwandabar.org/rba/default.aspx Kigali Bar Association] and Burundi Bar Association.<ref>{{cite web |
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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 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 |
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| Formation | 1995 |
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| Type | Professional association |
| Purpose | Rule of Law and Justice for all in an Integrated East African Region |
| Headquarters | 64 Haile Selassie Road |
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Region served | East Africa |
Membership | Over 10,000 members |
Official language | English |
President | Wilbert Kapinga |
Vice President | James Mwamu |
Secretary General | Anne Abeja Muhwezi |
Treasurer | Eric Kyalo Mutua |
Main organ | Annual General Meeting |
| Website | www |
The East Africa Law Society (EALS) is the regional Bar Association of 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]
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.[2]
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.[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.