Section Overview

The Judicial Section was established by resolution in 1973 at the 3rd LAWASIA Biennial Conference in Jakarta, with the aim of: 

• promoting the administration of justice and the specific purposes of examining the role and function of the judiciary in member countries;
• assessing the contributions which the judiciary is and should be making to the development of society;
• discussing questions relating to the administration and independence of the judiciary; and
• circulating, examining and discussing comparative material on these above subjects and on conditions of judicial services among the members of the section.

Eligibility Requirements

Membership of the LAWASIA Judicial Section is restricted to members of the judiciary only.