February 26, 2021
By: James Kamara-Manneh
The President of the Sierra Leone Bar Association, Madam Eddinia Swallow has said in a workshop organized by the Bar Association and Center for International Law and Policy in Africa (CILPA) that more than 150 countries have ratified the New York Convention. She made this statement at Radisson Blu Hotel, Aberdeen in Freetown on the 25 February, 2021.
This year’s workshop was on the theme: “The New York Convention and Enforcement of Arbitral Award.”
Welcoming members of the Bar and other distinguished guests, President of the Bar Association, Madam Eddinia Swallow, described the ceremony as a milestone not only for the Bar Association but also for the CIPLA as they have brought together national and international stakeholders to share knowledge, experience and best practices.
The aim of the work shop is to focus on Sierra Leone acceding to the convention, local recognition and foreign additional ones also known as the New York combination.
Madam Swallow elaborated that for more than 60 years the New York Convention has guaranteed the continued growth on international appreciation and created a condition in which cross border economic exchanges are flourishing.
The convention constitutes two fundamental principles which have revolutionized the resolution of dispute with international elements namely- the enforcement of arbitrational instrument and enforcement of additional Law.
SLBA President stated that the convention encapsulates two fundamental principles of Article 2&5 and the main the contributions of the conventions on the resolution of the transnational issues.
She said more than 150 countries that have ratified this convention have benefited from solid investments and they are considered as contract reinforcing countries.
She further maintained that the workshop was geared towards looking at ways out in addressing issues or questions in the implementation process of the New York Convention in Sierra Leone.
Prof. Dr. Charles C. Jalloh – Founding President, CILPA and Professor of Law, in his opening remark stated that this is a significant day since the establishment of the organization in Freetown.
He said CILPA is an independent and non-profit think-tank that builds bridges between research, policies and practice in International Law, whether Public or Private. CILPA is in Sierra Leone to contribute to the development of research and to critical contemporary issues concerning the Act of Law, A-Z Newspaper has gathered.
Many other speakers contributed to the discourse that will reported in subsequent editions.
