East Africa Law Society
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| Abbreviation | EALS |
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| Formation | 1995 |
| Type | Professional association |
| Purpose | Rule of Law and Justice for all in an Integrated East African Region |
| Headquarters | 6 Corridor Area, Off Jandu Road Arusha, Tanzania |
| Location |
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Region served | East Africa |
Membership | Over 12,000 members |
Official language | English |
President | Mr. Richard Mugisha |
Vice President | Ms. Anne Abeja Ms. Maria Mbeneka |
Secretary General | Mr. Mussa Kombo |
Treasurer | Mr. Aloys Bahebe |
Main organ | Annual General Meeting |
| Affiliations | International Bar Association |
Staff | 10 |
| 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,[1] Uganda Law Society, Zanzibar Law Society, Kigali Bar Association[2] and Burundi Bar Association.[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. 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.[4]
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 the 25th and 26th November 2016 in Dar es salaam.
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
- ^ "Tanganyika Law Society - Law Association". tls.or.tz.
- ^ http://rwandabar.org/rba/default.aspx
- ^ "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.