About Judicial Colloquia
Judicial Exchange on Human Rights in the Administration of Justice Tirupati, India, 24 - 25 January 2007
Background Papers
I. Understanding Human Rights
1. 'The Domestic Application of International Human Rights Norms' Hon' Dr. Justice A S Anand - Former Chief Justice of India
2. 'The Role of the Judiciary in translating Human Rights Law into Practice' Hon' Justice Arthur Chaskalson - Former Chief Justice Republic of South Africa
II. Seeker of Truth or Spectator - The Role of a Judge
3. 'Seeking Effective Investigation and Prosecution for Protection of Minorities' Mr. Hilal - Foundation for Civil Liberties
4. 'Facilitating Justice for Women & Dalits: Experiences from Rajasthan' Kavita Srivastava - People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL)
III. The Judge on his Bench Supervising the Legal Process
5. 'The Right to a Fair Trial: A Fundamental Human Right' Hon' Justice C.V. Wigneswaran - Former Judge, Supreme Court of Srilanka
6. 'The Centrality of the Right to a Fair Trial as a Human Rights Norm' The Rt. Honble The Lord Steyn - House of Lords
7. 'Practices and Accountability of Investigators and Prosecutors - Why Cases Fail' Hon' Justice Vijaya Tahilramani - Judge, Bombay High Court, India
8. 'Towards a Legal Regime for Protecting the Rights of Victims and Witnesses' Saumya Uma - Women's Research and Action Group
9. 'Invoking Judicial Intervention for Securing Custodial Justice' Prof. B.B Pande - Faculty of Law, Delhi University
10. 'Legal Aid: Pitfalls and Possibilities' S. Murlidhar - Advocate, Supreme Court of India