The Inaugural Session: Dr Nihal Jayawickrama, Hon. Pius Langa, Chief Justice of South Africa, Hon. Dr Rudolf Mellinghoff, President of the Federal Supreme Court of Finance of Germany, Thomas Dittmann. Director-General of the German Federal Ministry of Justice.
The meeting in progress
The participants
Outside the meeting hall
Dr Oliver Stolpe (UNODC), Hon. B.A.Samatta, Chief Justice of Tanzania, Hon. M.L. Uwais, Chief Justice of Nigeria, Dr Nihal Jayawickrama
Dr Nihal and Dr Sarojini Jayawickrama
Sixth Meeting, Lusaka 2010
The Inaugural Session: Dr Nihal Jayawickrama, H.E. Judge Weeramantry, Hon Ernest Sakala, Chief Justice of Zambia, Hon. Justice Michael Kirby
The meeting in progress
The closing session, in the Chambers of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Zambia.
In the Supreme Court of Zambia
A social event at the close of the meeting.
Fifth Meeting, Vienna 2007
From left: Chief Justice Uwais, Deputy Chief Justice Sherif and Chief Justice Samatta
From Left: Dr Oliver Stolpe (UNODC), Dr Nihal Jayawickrama, Judge Weeramantry, Ms. Sumru Noyan (UNODC), and Dr Stuart Gilman (UNODC)
From left: Dr Oliver Stolpe (UNODC), Dr Stuart Gilman (UNODC), Judge Weeramantry (Chair of Day One), Dr Nihal Jayawickrama, and the Rapporteur of the OIEGM
A section of the conference hall during a coffee break
Fourth Meeting, Vienna 2005
From left: Dr Stuart Gilman (UNODC); Dr Nihal Jayawickrama; Judge Weeramantry; and Justice Michael Kirby
From left: Justice Bhagwati; Chief Justice J.E. Gicheru; Justice Robert Fremr; Chief Justice Odoki, and Dr Dedo Geinitz (GIZ)
From left: Deputy Chief Justice Sherif, Chief Justice Uwais, and Dr Oliver Stolpe (UNODC)
From left: Chief Justice Gicheru and Dr Oliver Stolpe (UNODC)
From left: Kurian Aninilkumparambil (UNODC) and Justice Michael Kirby
From left: Deputy Chief Justice Adel Omar Sherif, Dr Nihal Jayawickrama, and Chief Justice Uwais
From left: Justice Michael Kirby and Chief Justice Pius Langa
From left: Justice Michael Kirby, Chief Justice Pius Langa, Justice John A. Mroso, Justice P.N. Bhagwati and Dr Nihal Jayawickrama
Pictures taken at a dinner hosted by UNODC:
Pictures taken at a dinner hosted by UNODC:
Third Meeting, Colombo 2003
Arrival of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Hon. Ranil Wickremasinghe MP
A section of the members of the Group while the National Anthem was being played
A section of the members of the Group while the National Anthem was being played
A section of the invitees, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka (centre) and other Ministers, Judges of the Supreme Court and Ambassadors
Judge Weeramantry lights the ceremonial lamp
Introductory Address by Dr Nihal Jayawickrama, Coordinator of the Group
Address by H.E. Judge Weeramantry, Chair of the Group
Address by Hon. Ranil Wickramasinghe MP, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Keynote Address by Hon. Justice Michael Kirby
Vote of Thanks by Hon. M. L. Uwais, Chief Justice of Nigeria
From left: Chief Justice Hasan, L.M.K.Uzia (Legal Secretary to the Chief Justice of Tanzania), Chief Justice Samatta, Chief Justice Odoki, Chief Justice Langa, Chief Justice Uwais, Dr Nihal Jayawickrama, Chief Justice Jain and Dr Petter Langseth
From left: Chief Justice Langa, Chief Justice Uwais and Chief Justice Jain
From left: Chief Justice Odoki and Chief Justice Langa
Chief Justice Davide, Dato Param Cumaraswamy, and Chief Justice Jain are in this picture
Round-Table Meeting, The Hague 2002
from left: Dr Nihal Jayawickrama and Judge Weeramantry
from right: Justice Reynato Puno, Chief Justice Hilario Davide, Chief Justice Iva Brozova, Justice Trond Dolva, Chief Justice Pim Haak, Chief Justice Genaro David Gongora Pimentel, Justice Vladimir Passos de Freitas
from left: Justice Reynato Puno, Justice Adel Omar Sherif, Chief Justice Mohammad Fathy Naguib, Michael Anderson (DFID-UK), Jeremy Pope (TI), Dr Petter Langseth (UNCICP)
from left: Justice Vladimir de Freitas, Chief Justice Mangaze and Judge Weeramantry
Justice Christine Chanet and Justice Trond Dolva
from left: Dr Nihal Jayawickrama, Jeremy Pope and Param Cumaraswamy
A group photograph in the Chamber of the International Court of Justice
from left: Chief Justice Mangaze, Chief Justice Pim Haak, Ms. Eveline Hartogs, Registrar of the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden, Dr Nihal Jayawickrama and Judge Weeramantry
Second Meeting, Bangalore 2001
from left: Chief Justice Reddi of Karnataka State; Justice Barucha of the Supreme Court of India; Judge Weeramantry, Dr Nihal Jayawickrama
from left: Jeremy Pope, Chief Justice Samatta, Justice Bhagwati, Justice Langa
Her Excellency Shrimati Rama Devi (centre)
Dr Nihal Jayawickrama, Justice Michael Kirby
Justice (later Chief Justice) Mainur Reza Chawdhury of Bangladesh and Mrs Chawdhury
First Meeting, Vienna 2000
From left: Chief Justice Y. Bhaskar Rao, Dato Param Cumaraswamy, Dr Nihal Jayawickrama, Judge C.G.Weeramantry, Justice Michael Kirby, former Chief Justice F.L. Nyalali, Jeremy Pope, Justice Pius Langa, Chief Justice M.L. Uwais, Chief Justice Latifur Rahman, Dr Ernst Markel, Dr Petter Langseth, Justice B.J. Odoki, Justice Govind Bahadur Shrestha
From left: Justice Kirby (Rapporteur), Judge Weeramantry (Chair), Dr Giuseppe di Gennaro
From left: Jeremy Pope, Executive Director, Transparency International; Chief Justice Bhaskar Rao; Justice Kirby, Dr Nihal Jayawickrama, Executive Director, Transparency International
From left: Dato Param Cumaraswamy, UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Jeremy Pope, Dr Petter Langseth, Programme Manager, Global Programme against Corruption, UNCICP
A lunch break between sessions
From right: Chief Justice M.L. Uwais and Chief Justice Latifur Rahman
From left: Justice Odoki, Chief Justice Bhaskar Rao, Justice Langa
From left: Chief Justice Bhaskar Rao, Justice Michael Kirby and Dr Nihal Jayawickrama
From right: Justice B.J.Odoki, Bulelani Ngcuka (Director of Public Prosecutions of South Africa), Chief Justice M.L.Uwais, Justice Michael Kirby, Dr Giuseppe di Gennaro
From left: Justice Kirby, Judge Weeramantry and Dato Param Cumaraswa
From left: Jeremy Pope, Dr Nihal Jayawickrama, Chief Justice Latifur Rahman, Chief Justice Uwais