This first issue of the CCJ examines contemporary issues and topics such as the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in judicial decision-making in criminal matters; co-dependency between cybercrime and organised crime; data privacy concerns in relation to bring-your-own-device (BYOD) working practices; a comparative review of national cybercrime laws; regional cyber-criminogenic theory; cybercrime reporting; and cyber diplomacy co-operation on cybercrime.
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Commonwealth Cybercrime Journal: Volume 1
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Improved information management systems are vital in developing more robust monitoring of Commonwealth nation’s human rights obligations, a survey has found.
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Commonwealth Member States Bridging the Human Rights Implementation Gap, survey finds
A new report by the Commonwealth Secretariat calls on policymakers from Pacific countries to consider adopting laws requiring bystanders to report online violence against women and girls.
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Report calls for bystander intervention laws to address online violence against women in Pacific
7 February 2023 to 9 February 2023
Conference
The Commonwealth Secretariat’s Rule of Law Section is hosting a conference in Papua New Guinea from 7 to 9 February 2023 on tackling cybercrime in the Pacific region.
14 February 2023 to 14 February 2023
Conference
The Commonwealth Secretariat is hosting a seminar in London on 14 February to discuss challenges and opportunities in reforming laws that disproportionately affect people living in poverty.
The Commonwealth Secretariat considers corruption a major challenge to sustainable development and has made preventing and countering corruption a top priority by supporting member countries combat systemic corruption and promote good governance. We do this through a three-pronged approach based on policy research, capacity-building and training, and strong collaboration.
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Capacity development and collaboration critical in the fight against corruption
Commonwealth law ministers have adopted a new model law to strengthen rules for protecting and handling the personal data of the 2.5 billion people living in the association’s 56 member countries.
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Commonwealth ministers adopt new model law to strengthen data protection rules
Today Commonwealth Law Ministers unanimously agreed to recommend the 'Commonwealth Principles on Freedom of Expression and the Role of the Media in Good Governance' to Commonwealth Leaders to consider at the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
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Commonwealth Secretary-General welcomes Law Ministers’ unanimous agreement on Media Principles
Law Ministers are meeting in Mauritius to set clear directions on a range of legal, rule of law and justice issues.
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We must transform justice systems to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow, says Commonwealth Secretary-General
A blog by Dr Elizabeth Macharia, Legal Adviser, Law Development Section, Governance and Peace Directorate, Commonwealth Secretariat.
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Blog: The Commonwealth's Plan of Action to Enhance Access to Justice
22 November 2022 to 25 November 2022
Event
Hosted by the Attorney General’s Office Mauritius, the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting (CLMM) will convene in Mauritius under the theme: ‘Strengthening international cooperation through the rule of law and the protection of human rights.'
The Commonwealth will deploy a team to observe the general elections in Lesotho, scheduled for 7 October, 2022. The group will be led by the former president of Seychelles, His Excellency Danny Faure.
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Commonwealth to observe Lesotho’s general elections
The Commonwealth works with national authorities to uphold transparency and accountability in public services. We pay particular attention to strengthening anti-corruption agencies, public administration and financial management systems in small and less developed countries.
The Commonwealth works with national authorities to uphold transparency and accountability in public services. We pay particular attention to strengthening anti-corruption agencies, public administration and financial management systems in small and less developed countries.
Over 100 Political Office Bearers from Namibia, including cabinet ministers, briefed on Government Performance Management ahead of the country implementing the Commonwealth’s state-of-the-art SMART software
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Namibia set to adopt the Commonwealth’s state-of-the-art SMART software to improve government performance
More than 200 top civil servants from across the Commonwealth wrapped up their biennial meeting by adopting an outcome document that underscores the importance of implementing the Generally Accepted Performance Principles to enhance government performance.
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Commonwealth heads of public service meeting concludes with the endorsement of government performance principles
The biennial Commonwealth Heads of Public Service and Cabinet Secretaries meeting is currently underway virtually. Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, and the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, opened the forum by delivering keynote addresses highlighting the need for collective efforts to deliver sustainable and effective performance in government.
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Commonwealth’s top civil servants discuss strategies to build robust public service
The Commonwealth Secretariat will host its 2nd Biennial Pan-Commonwealth Meeting of Heads of Public Service and Cabinet Secretaries in June. Confirmed speakers include the Prime Ministers of Barbados and Bhutan, cabinet secretaries, former senior government officials, academics, and representatives of international organisations.
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Commonwealth Heads of Public Service to discuss government performance management for sustainable development
Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Commonwealth Africa call for greater regional collaboration among member states in the fight against corruption.
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Africa Anti-corruption conference concludes with strong commitment for greater collaboration to tackle corruption
The 12th edition of the Secretariat’s landmark Regional Conference of Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Commonwealth Africa is currently underway in Kigali to discuss the impacts of corruption on sustainable development and strategies for combating corruption
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12th Africa anti-corruption conference opens with clarion call for collective action to stamp out corruption
Commonwealth Secretary-General The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland, QC, met this week with His Excellency, President Paul Kagame and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Vincent Biruta at Village Urugwiro.
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Commonwealth Secretary-General meets with President Kagame in Kigali ahead of CHOGM2022
Heads of anti-corruption agencies from the Commonwealth’s 19 African member states are set to gather in Kigali, Rwanda, from 3 – 7 May 2022 for a major conference that will seek to boost regional crime-fighting efforts.
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Kigali to host the Commonwealth’s landmark African anti-corruption conference
The Commonwealth has conducted a pilot training programme in Trinidad and Tobago for its recently launched anti-corruption framework.
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Commonwealth trains Trinidad & Tobago government officials in Anti-Corruption Benchmarks
The growing problem of cybercrime requires countries to build effective laws, policies, and international cooperation frameworks, said Dr Tawanda Hondora, Head of the Rule of Law at the Commonwealth Secretariat.
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Experts meet in Ghana on addressing cybercrime in Sub-Saharan Africa
On Human Rights Day, The Commonwealth's Dr Shavana Haythornthwaite and Dr Justin Pettit, explain that human rights are also a crucial part of the solution to effectively addressing environmental degradation and climate change.
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Human Rights Day: From recognition to action on the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment