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Posted on : 14 Oct 2021

The 9th Meeting of the Council of ASEAN Chief Justices (the “Council”) took place on 7 October 2021.

The Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia hosted the meeting virtually, due to the prevailing COVID-19 conditions, with His Excellency Dato Lim Jock Hoi, the Secretary-General of ASEAN attending the Opening Session by invitation.

The Honourable Muhammad Syarifuddin, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia, was elected as Chair of the Council. The Council held wide-ranging discussions on the development of training in emerging technologies, the desirability of a governance framework for adoption of artificial intelligence in judicial processes, and collective engagement beyond ASEAN for judicial education and capacity-building. The Council also deliberated on the possibility and means of enhancing mutual legal cooperation in various aspects of civil and family proceedings. There was extensive sharing by the members on the continuing disruption to judicial processes engendered by the evolving COVID-19 situation and the measures that have been taken to successfully overcome these challenges since the 8th CACJ Meeting in 2020. The Council recognised the need for the ASEAN judiciaries to constantly review and update COVID-19 measures as the situation develops.

The Opening Speech by the Honourable Muhammad Syarifuddin, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia, delivered on 7 October 2021, may be accessed here: Link here

The Speech by His Excellency Dato Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary-General of ASEAN, delivered on 7 October 2021, may be accessed here: Link here

The Closing Remarks by the Honourable Muhammad Syarifuddin, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia, delivered on 7 October 2021, may be accessed here: Link here

The Opening Speeches, Closing Remarks and COVID-19 Speeches made available by the other members of the Council may be accessed here: Link here

The Jakarta Declaration that was signed by the Chief Justices and Heads of Delegations at the close of the 9th CACJ Meeting may be accessed here: Link here

Pictures of the 9th CACJ Meeting may be accessed here: Link here

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