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Benchmark Online October 2006
SC Hosts Global Forum on Liberty and Prosperity
By Jed M. Eva III

    The eyes of the legal world will be on the Philippines beginning October 18, when representatives of the world’s judiciaries and other legal luminaries gather at the Shangri-La Hotel in Makati for the three-day Global Forum on Liberty and Prosperity.

Head Magistrates to Receive
Honorary Degrees

     Twelve chief justices, including Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban, are slated to participate in the Forum. These include French Supreme Court Chief Justice Guy Canivet, Russian Federation Chief Justice Vyacheslav Lebedev, and Canadian Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, who will... > MORE
From the Bench: Justice Reynato S. Puno
 

On October 18-20, we shall host the global forum with the theme “Safeguarding the Liberty and Nurturing the Prosperity of the Peoples of the World.” The forum is significant for several reasons. For one, it will be graced by distinguished delegates from all over the world. They come from various High Courts, International Bar Associations, International Chambers of Commerce, and the academe. No fewer than 11 Chief Justices will be in attendance. For another, the impressive list of attendees in the forum is the... > MORE
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