the International Association of Refugee Law Judges (IARLJ), Table Bay Hotel,
Cape Town
27 January 2009
Deputy President Baleka Mbete will on Wednesday, 28 January 2009, open the
8th Biannual World Conference of the International Association of Refugee Law
Judges (IARLJ). This is the first time that this conference is being held in
Africa.
The theme of the conference is âWhere to now, charting the future course of
international protectionâ.
The goal of the conference is to bring together approximately 200 judges
from all over the world who are concerned with refugee law decision making and
by the contributions of the presenters and the interaction with the judges to
advance the jurisprudence of refugee law towards a common understanding
throughout the world.
The International Association for Refugee Law Judges is an association with
its central secretariat in Haarlem, the Netherlands. It has four chapters,
namely Europe, Australia/New Zealand, the Americas, and Africa. The association
has about 300 members from 60 countries, all of whom are judges or decision
makers in the area of refugee law.
Member of the media are invited as follows:
Date: 28 January 2009
Time: 09h00 (Media to arrive at 08h30)
Venue: Table Bay Hotel, Cape Town
For more information contact:
Denzil Taylor
Cell: 082 561 3772
Issued by: The Presidency
27 January 2009
