The 23rd Commonwealth Law Conference

Current Context: The conference was inaugurated by Goa Governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai on March 6, 2023.It was also attended by Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju and Chief Minister of Goa Dr. Pramod Sawant.

• The conference has 500 delegates from 52 countries in attendance.
• The theme of the conference is 'Good Governance: Rule of Law, Welfare of People'.
• The conference aims to discuss critical issues related to constitutionalism, human rights, environmental law, cyber law, etc.
• Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that knowledge revolution has made citizens aware, vigilant and assertive and this has made the job of lawmakers far more challenging.
• 42 Bar leaders from around the Commonwealth expressed their unanimous approval for the Commonwealth Bar Leaders’ Goa CLC 2023 Declaration, which aims to preserve and strengthen the independence of the judiciary and ensure the independence of the legal profession.
• The conference has four themes: contemporary legal issues; corporate and commercial law; legal and judicial professions; and human rights.

Question:

Q.1 Where is the 23rd Commonwealth Law Conference being held? 

a. Goa, India 

b. London, UK 

c. Canberra, Australia 

d. Cape Town, South Africa