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DAY 1 : Friday, 6 November 2009

14:15 – 15:00 Welcoming and introductory remarks

Judge Kato van Niekerk, High Court of Namibia; President, Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association of Namibia,

Dr Anton Bösl, KAS Representative

The Hon. Chief Justice Peter Shivute, Chief Justice of Namibia

The Hon. Judge-President Petrus Damaseb, Judge-President of the High Court of Namibia,

SESSION 1

Facilitator: Judge Sylvester Mainga (High Court of Namibia; Chairperson, Magistrates Commission)

15:15 -16:00 Article 81 of the Constitution and Constitutional Judgments of the Supreme Court

Prof Nico Horn (Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Namibia)

16:00 – 16:45 The application for discharge of an accused at the close of the State case

Mr Kaijata Kanghueehi (Legal practitioner; Faculty of Law, University of Namibia)

16:45 – 17:15 The Benefits of Membership of the Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association

Acting Judge Christie Liebenberg (High Court of Namibia; Regional Court Magistrate; Vice-President, MJA)

DAY 2 : SATURDAY, 7 NOVEMBER 2009

8:30 – 9:15 SESSION 2

Facilitator: Mr Alwyn Simpson (Regional Court Magistrate)

Judicial Leadership

Ms Jakkie Wessels (Regional Court President, Limpopo, RSA; Member, Association of Regional Magistrates of Southern Africa)

9:15 – 10:45 SESSION 3

Facilitator: Ms Claudia Claasen (Principal Magistrate, Windhoek)

Topic 1: Constitutional Jurisdiction of Magistrates and the Right to a Fair Trial Within a Reasonable Time

Prof Nico Horn

Topic 2: Developments Regarding Court, Case and Trial Management in the Republic of South Africa

Ms Jakkie Wessels

Topic 3: Presentation on the Namibian Case Management Information System (NAMCIS)

Ms Eileen Rakow (Office of the Ombudsman)

11:00 – 12:00 SESSION 4

Facilitator: Mr Cosmos Endjala (Principal Magistrate, Windhoek)

Presentation by Office of the Ombudsman

Ms Eileen Rakow

12:00 – 13:00

Annual General Meeting of the Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association of Namibia

13:00 – 14:15 Lunch break

14:15 – 15:30 SESSION 5

Facilitator: Judge Elton Hoff (High Court of Namibia)

Topic 1: The Role of the Judicial Officer in Promoting and Protecting Human Rights

Ms Jakkie Wessels

Topic 2: Ensuring that the Unrepresented Accused has a Fair Trial

Acting Judge Raymond Heathcote (High Court of Namibia; President of the Society of Advocates of Namibia)

15:45 – 16:45 SESSION 6

Facilitator: Ms Alexis Diergaardt (Principal Magistrate; Member, Magistrates Commission)

Topic 1: The Disclosure Provisions in the 2004 Criminal Procedure Act: Their Potential Effect on the Right to a Fair Trial

Ms Yvonne Dausab (Legal practitioner; Faculty of Law, University of Namibia)

Topic 2: Cross examination on the Contents of a Witness Statement

Acting Judge Christie Liebenberg

16:45 – 17:15 CLOSING OF CONFERENCE

Newly elected President of the MJA