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{{Infobox organization
{{Infobox organization
| name = East Africa Law Society
| name = East Africa Law Society
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| status = <!-- ad hoc, treaty, foundation, etc -->
| status = <!-- ad hoc, treaty, foundation, etc -->
| purpose = Rule of Law and Justice for all in an Integrated East African Region
| purpose = Rule of Law and Justice for all in an Integrated East African Region
| headquarters = 6 Corridor Area, Off Jandu Road
| headquarters = EALS House, Plot No. 310/19, PPF AGM Area, PPF Road off Njiro Road, Arusha, Tanzania
Arusha, Tanzania
| location = [[Arusha]], Tanzania
| location = [[Arusha]], Tanzania
| coords = <!-- Coordinates of location using a coordinates template -->
| coords = <!-- Coordinates of location using a coordinates template -->
| region_served = East Africa
| region_served = East Africa
| membership = Over 12,000 members
| membership = Over 17,000 members
| language = English
| language = English
| general = <!-- Secretary General -->
| general = <!-- Secretary General -->
| leader_title = President
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Mr. Richard Mugisha
| leader_name = Mr.Willy Rubeya
| leader_title2 = Vice President
| leader_title2 = Vice President
| leader_name2 = Ms. Anne Abeja
| leader_name2 = Ms Sarah Mhamilawa
Ms. Maria Mbeneka
| leader_title3 = Secretary General
| leader_title3 = Secretary General
| leader_name3 = Mr. Mussa Kombo
| leader_name3 = Ms Asmahaney Saad
| leader_title4 = Treasurer
| leader_title4 = Deputy Secretary General
| leader_name4 = Mr. Aloys Bahebe
| leader_name4 = Barbara Malowa
| leader_title5 = Chief Executive Officer
| leader_title5 = Treasurer
| leader_name5 = Mr. Hanningtone Omondi Amol
| leader_name5 = To be named
| leader_title6 = Treasurer
| leader_name6 = Ms Maggie Baingana
| leader_title7 = Chief Executive Officer
| leader_name7 = Mr. Hanningtone Omondi Amol
| main_organ = Annual General Meeting
| main_organ = Annual General Meeting
| parent_organization = <!-- if one -->
| parent_organization = <!-- if one -->
| affiliations = International Bar Association
| affiliations = International Bar Association
| budget =
| budget =
| num_staff = 10
| num_staff = 15
| num_volunteers =
| num_volunteers =
| website = {{url|http://www.ealawsociety.org/}}
| website = {{url|http://www.ealawsociety.org/}}
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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.
The EALS has over 10,000 individual members, and also has six national Bar associations as members: [[Law Society of Kenya]], 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]], Zanzibar Law Society, Kigali Bar Association<ref>http://rwandabar.org/rba/default.aspx</ref> and Burundi Bar Association.<ref>{{cite web
The EALS has over 17,000 individual members, and also has seven national Bar associations as members: [[Law Society of Kenya]], 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]], Zanzibar Law Society, Kigali Bar Association<ref>http://rwandabar.org/rba/default.aspx</ref> and Burundi 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=2019-09-01}}</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 and the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. 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.
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EALS' top decision-making organ is the Annual General Meeting held annually at which legal professionals come together to review the previous year's developments and to chart a way forward for the year ahead. The last edition was held between the 26th of November and 1st of December 2018 in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa.
|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
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In 2019, EALS plans to hold another historical Annual Conference in the beautiful and fast rising Rwanda capital, Kigali. The week-long conference is scheduled to commence on NOVEMBER 6 and shall bring together over 1,000 lawyers from within and beyond the East Africa Community.
|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>

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EALS' top decision-making organ is the Annual General Meeting held annually at which legal professionals come together to review the previous year's developments and to chart a way forward for the year ahead. The last edition was held on 25 and 26 November 2016 in Dar es salaam.

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In 2017, EALS plans to hold a historical Annual Conference at Uganda' port city of Entebbed. The week-long conference is scheduled to commence on November 15 and shall bring together over 800 lawyers from within East Africa Community states.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 09:21, 11 January 2019

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 17,000 members
Official language
English
President
Mr.Willy Rubeya
Vice President
Ms Sarah Mhamilawa
Secretary General
Ms Asmahaney Saad
Deputy Secretary General
Barbara Malowa
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 formed in 1995 and incorporated in Tanzania. The EALS has over 17,000 individual members, and also has seven national Bar associations as members: Law Society of Kenya, Tanganyika Law Society,[1] Uganda Law Society, Zanzibar Law Society, Kigali Bar Association[2] and Burundi 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.[3]

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. 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. EALS' top decision-making organ is the Annual General Meeting held annually at which legal professionals come together to review the previous year's developments and to chart a way forward for the year ahead. The last edition was held between the 26th of November and 1st of December 2018 in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa. In 2019, EALS plans to hold another historical Annual Conference in the beautiful and fast rising Rwanda capital, Kigali. The week-long conference is scheduled to commence on NOVEMBER 6 and shall bring together over 1,000 lawyers from within and beyond the East Africa Community.

References

  1. ^ "Tanganyika Law Society - Law Association". tls.or.tz.
  2. ^ http://rwandabar.org/rba/default.aspx
  3. ^ "About". East Africa Law Society. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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