2005 Meeting of Commonwealth Law Ministers and Senior Officials

Memoranda

Roundtable Discussions

Legal Development Issues

Introductory Note on Issues Concerning Rights/Obligations and Deadlines Under Part VI of UNCLOS in Relation to the Extended Continental Shelf

I. The Rights and Obligations of States in respect of the Extended Continental Shelf under UNCLOS. II. The Likely Post-2009 Situation for Countries that will have failed to meet the UNCLOS Deadline for Submission of Information on the Limits of the Continental Shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from Baselines. The Consequences of Fulfilling Article 76 Requirements. Further Extension of the May 2009 Deadline. Partial Submissions. III. Conclusion.

Report on Activities by the Human Rights Unit

Mandate of the Human Rights Unit (HRU). Objectives. Strategic Framework. Activities A: Determining Commonwealth Best Practice on Human Rights Issues. Activities B: Strengthening National and Regional Human Rights Mechanisms. Activities C: Human Rights Awareness and Education. Activities D: Mainstreaming of Human Rights across the Secretariat. Activities E: Publication and Dissemination of Information. Activities F: Collaboration with Other Organisations.

Co-operation With Partner Organisations - Reports From Partner Organisations

Commonwealth legal education association (CLEA). A. Developing human resources. B. Developing non-human resources. C. Curriculum Development. D. Professional training. Programmes 2003-5. Publications. www.cleaonline.org. Conferences/Seminars. Commonwealth magistrates' and judges' association (CMJA). Protection and promotion of judicial independence. Judicial education and training. General. Awareness and Training in Human Rights. HIV/AIDS Awareness. Gender and Human Rights. Socio, economic an...

Criminal Law Issues

Report of the Commonwealth Working Group on Asset Repatriation

Terms of reference. Issues addressed. Misappropriation of Assets. Immunities. Preventing the Movement of Funds. Serving Heads of State. Mechanisms for Asset Confiscation. Tracing and Tracking of Assets. Mutual Legal Assistance - General. Availability of Mutual Legal Assistance. Mutual Assistance for Freezing/Restraint/Confiscation of Assets. Mutual Assistance - The Harare Scheme. Restraint of Assets. Effective Repatriation of Assets. Recommendations for Implementation. Key recommendations. I....

Common Law Model on Anti-money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Laws