ASEAN Affairs: 10th Council of ASEAN Chief Justices’ Meeting

Myanmar delegation led by Union Chief Justice U Htu nHtun Oo attended the 10th Council of ASEAN Chief Justices’ Meeting (CACJ) from the 4th to the 5th of November in Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia.

In this meeting organized by the Federal Court of Malaysia, the Chief Justice U HtunHtunOo made an opening speech together with the Chief Justice of Federal Court of Malaysia, the new Chair of the CACJ and the Chief Justices of ASEAN countries.

The Chief Justice U HtunHtunOo discussed the reports of the Working Group of ASEAN Judiciaries Portal (AJP), Facilitating Service of Civil Processes within ASEAN, Case Management and Court Technology, Judicial Education and Training and ASEAN + Meetings.

The Chief Justices and the Heads of Delegations agreed the draft and signed the Kuala Lumpur Declaration. The Chief Justices also agreed the inaugural CACJ Retreat which reflects the CACJ’s achievements over the past ten years and charted the CACJ’s strategic agenda for the next ten years.

The 2nd day of the meeting was also attended Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the People Republic of China through online.

Regarding the topic of Court Technology and Access to Justice: Challenges and Key Success Factors, Chief Justice U HtunHtunOo discussed the experience of Myanmar Judiciary.