19th Conference of CJAP: Myanmar delegation led by Union Chief Justice attended

Myanmar delegation led by the Union Chief Justice U Tha Htay attended the 19th Conference of Asia and Pacific which was held from 11th to 13th October in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, invited by the Rt. Hon. Tun Tengku Maimun Binti Tuan Mat, the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Malaysia.

The 19th Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and the Pacific has been held biennially since 1985. The meetings are attended by the Chief Justices and Heads of the Judiciary from Asia-Pacific countries and discussed the judicial issues.

Since Myanmar's judicial reform process takes in the cooperation of Asia and Pacific countries, so by attending the Conference, the views could be exchanged and discussions with the Chief Justices and Heads of the Judiciary of the Asia-Pacific Region could be conducted on the respective issues.

The Rt. Hon. Tun Tengku Maimun Binti Tuan Mat, the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Malaysia hosted the Welcome Reception which was held at the Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on the night of October 11 for the guests of the Conference and the Union Chief Justice and the Myanmar delegation attended the Welcome Reception.

The 19th Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and the Pacific" is organized by the Federal Court of Malaysia and Judicial Section of LAWASIA, held from 11 October to 13 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. The representatives headed by Chief Justices and Justices from 29 countries, total of 95 participated in the Conference.

Then, Chief Justices of the Asia-Pacific Region and the Heads of Delegates attended the Conference and discussed on a variety of topics in the Conference sessions regarding with maintaining confidence in and respect for the rule of law in the rapidly changing and less secure world, judicial well-being, advantages to courts offered by Technology-AI, Challenges posed to courts by technology-AI, Regulation of the legal profession and the education of lawyers in an era of AI-what is or should the role of the courts be?, international co-operation and cross-border issues, the courts and the media including social media. The Union Chief Justice U Tha Htay attended the Conference along with the officials of the Union Supreme Court.