Lagos to host Kuramo conference on stolen wealth
The Kuramo Conference 2010 will be hosted in
Nigeria’s commercial capital between November 2 and 4, 2010, to address
issues on the recovery of stolen wealth by corrupt officials, as this
has been identified as a critical factor hampering the growth of many
economies of the developing nations.
This was made known by the chairman of the organising
committee of the conference, Olasupo Shasore, the Attorney General and
Commissioner for Justice, Lagos State, while addressing journalists on
the planning of the conference.
The Kuramo Conference is an international Colloquium
on Law and Development and it aims to identify and examine emerging
concepts and new developments in contemporary issues in criminal
jurisdiction, economic and social rights, especially as it concerns
unbridled corruption among African leaders.
The key speaker at the conference will be the
founding partner of a Miami, Florida-based Law firm, Astigarraga Davis,
Edward Davis, Jr., who will be speaking on the subject of ‘Recovery of
Stolen Wealth’ within the realm of legal arms.
Other discussants will include a former jurist of the
World Court in Hague, Bola Ajibola; the managing partner of the Legal
Resources Consortium, Olawale Fapohunda; and Oba Nsugbe, QC.
Plenary speakers are the president, International
Commission of Jurists and first female president of the Republic of
Ireland, Mary Robinson; a global civil rights activist, Jesse Jackson;
and a former UK Secretary for Treasury and British High Commissioner to
South Africa, Lord Paul Boateng.
The chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, Emmanuel Ayoola, will chair the conference.
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