COMMONWEALTH MAGISTRATES’ AND JUDGES’ ASSOCIATION
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
TO BE HELD ON Thursday 25 September 2025
BETWEEN
13.30hrs -15.30hrs
AT THE
The Dawda Kairaba Jawara Conference Centre
AGENDA
Click on the links highlighted below to access the documents.
For the Forms for Nomination to Council or to the Gender Section, Proxy Votes and of documents please go to: www.cmja.org/generalassembly/
PLEASE CHECK THE CMJA’S WEBSITE FOR ANY UPDATES: https://www.cmja.org/generalassembly/
DRAFT AGENDA
As at June 2025
1. | MINUTES AND MATTERS ARISING
The minutes of the last General Assembly meetings held in Accra, Ghana in 2022 are attached for information |
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2. | APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE | |
3. | PRESIDENT’S REPORT | GA2025.3 |
4. | HON. TREASURER’S REPORT
Copies of the audited accounts for the last three years are available CMJA Trustees Report and Accounts 2024-2025 (to follow) |
GA 2025-4 |
5. | AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
The CMJA is proposing a number of amendments to the Constitution Proposed Constitutional Changes: |
GA2025-5 |
REPORTS FROM: | ||
6. | SECRETARY GENERAL | GA 2025-6 |
7. | REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS:
Reports received from Regional Vice Presidents and Council Members are attached or will follow: |
GA2025-7 |
Atlantic and Mediterranean | GA2025-7AMED | |
Caribbean | GA2025-7CARIB | |
East, Central and Southern Africa | GA2025-7ECSAFR | |
Indian Ocean | GA2025-7INDOC | |
Pacific | GA2025-7PACIF | |
West Africa | GA2025-7WEAFR | |
8. | THE DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMES | GA2025-8 |
9. | THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE | GA2025-9 |
10. | GENDER SECTION | GA2025-10 |
11. | EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL | GA2025-11 |
12. | ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION
Please note the Deadlines for Submission of Nomination forms which are available on the CMJA’s website: https://www.cmja.org/generalassembly/ The Guidelines for Procedure for Council Elections (GA/A) are available on the CMJA website: https://www.cmja.org/generalassembly/ The General Assembly are invited to vote for the PRESIDENT; And note the election of the following: |
GA2025-12 |
13. | RESOLUTION TO ENDORSE THE NAURU DECLARATION ON JUDICIAL WELL-BEING Nauru Declaration on Judicial Well-Being CMJA Resolution on Judicial Well Being |
Ga2025-13 |
14. | SPEECH BY THE INCOMING PRESIDENT | |
15. | OPEN DISCUSSION This session will include any feedback from the Regional Meetings and issues which Members wish to raise with the Secretariat or Executive Officers. |
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16. | ANY OTHER BUSINESS | |
17. | DATE AND PLACE OF NEXT CONFERENCE/ TRIENNIAL |