Agenda Day 1 – 28 September 2017
| 07:15 AM - 08:30 AM | REGISTRATION |
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| 07:15 AM - 05:30 PM | NOMINATION TO EXECUTIVE |
08:10 AM - 08:25 AM | Opening Ceremony Chairman: Justice Mauritz de Kort PROGRESSION OF FLAGS, HEAD TABLE AND HEADS OF JUDICIARY NATIONAL ANTHEM OPENING PRAYER |
| 08:25 AM - 08:40 AM | OPENING REMARKS CAJO CHAIR, The Hon. Mr. Justice Adrian Saunders, JCCJ |
| 08:40 AM - 08:50 AM | GREETINGS Minister of Justice of Curacao |
| 08:50 AM - 09:00 AM | WELCOMING REMARKS The Hon. Chief Justice Mme Justice Eunice Saleh of Curacao |
| 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM | CULTURAL ITEM |
| 09:30 AM - 09:35 AM | INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER The Rt. Hon. Sir Dennis Byron, President of the Caribbean Court of Justice |
| 09:35 AM - 10:30AM | KEYNOTE ADDRESS Hon. Justice Denys Barrow |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM | JURIST PRESENTATION |
| 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM | PLENARY SESSION: “INNOVATIVE, INDEPENDENT, RESPONSIVE-THE MODERN COURT" Reflections on the work of Supreme Courts. Chairperson: Justice Winston Anderson, Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice Panelists: The Rt. Hon. Sir Dennis Byron, President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Justice Maarten Feteris, President of the Dutch Supreme Court in The Hague |
| 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM | LUNCH |
| 01:30 PM - 02:50 PM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
| 1. GENDER SENSITIVE ADJUDICATION The panel (sponsored by UN Women) discusses ways in which judicial officers can enhance their adjudicatory skills by being gender sensitive. |
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| 2. RESPONSIVE APPROACHES TO SEXUAL OFFENCES The panel (sponsored by the Commonwealth) discusses best practices for the treatment of sexual offences. Chair: CJ Kenneth Benjamin |
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| 3. RESPONSIVE APPROACHES TO SEXUAL OFFENCES The panel (sponsored by the Commonwealth) discusses best practices for the treatment of sexual offences. Chair: Judge Sandra Oxner Parish Judge Blake-Powell |
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| 02:50 PM - 03:10 PM | COFFEE BREAK |
| 03:10 PM - 04:30 PM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
| 1. MAXIMISING THE USE OF STATISTICS AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT TOOLS Mr. Bevil Wooding Ms. Cecile Hill |
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| 2. APPROPRIATE STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR IN A WORLD OF SOCIAL MEDIA Mr. James Eaglin Chair: Justice Dennis Morrison, President of the Court of Appeal of Jamaica This workshop emphasises the importance of social media in assisting the judiciary to meet the goal of dispensing justice in a more transparent manner. The workshop will also focus on the unique challenges the bludgeoning world of social media poses for judges, court staff and their families. |
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| 3. The Art of Sitting: Enhancing Just Decision-Making through the Practice of Judicial Mindfulness Justice Peter Jamadar Chair: Sir Marston Gibson Participants in this session will experience the practice and value of mindfulness and given techniques to be to apply Judicial Mindfulness in ways that can improve just decision making and enhance public trust and confidence in the judicial process. |
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| 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM | MAGISTRATES' FORUM The Magistrates Bench Book |
| 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM | REGISTRARS AND COURT ADMINISTRATORS FORUM |
| 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM | RETIRED JUDICIAL OFFICERS' FORUM |
Agenda is in draft stage and is subject to amendment |