SERIES 1: JUDGES GUEST LECTURES SERIES
THE GUEST LECTURE HONOURABLE JUSTICE STEVEN ARNOLD MAJIEDT CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA ON 30 OCTOBER 2023 
The Guest Lecture of Honorable Justice Azmiralda Zahir, Supreme Court of Maldives on 5 June 2023 
The Guest Lecture of the President Constitutional Court of Palestine Honorable Justice Ali Jamil Muhanna 
THE GUEST LECTURE OF HONORABLE DR JOSÉ RAMÓN COSSÍO DÍAZ, SUPREME COURT OF MEXICO ON 29 JUNE 2023 
The Guest Lecture of Honorable Justice Azmiralda Zahir, Supreme Court of Maldives on 5 June 2023
The Launch Event of the Global South Network/The First Guest Lecture
Convener/Founder GSN Dr Nauman Reayat organised the launch event/the first guest lecture on Friday 17 March 2023 in the Council Chambers. Justice Ayesha Malik, Supreme Court of Pakistan gave the keynote speech/ the first guest lecture. The complete transcript of the first guest lecture is available here. Legal scholars, political scientists, civil society organisations, and practitioners from Poland, Mexico, Pakistan, India, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Chile, South Korea, and Bangladesh presented their introductions.
Reinforcing Democratic Values Through Online Hearings – the Maldives Experience
Honourable Dr Azmiralda Zahir, Justice Supreme Court of Maldives delivered her online talk titled “Reinforcing Democratic Values Through Online Hearings – the Maldives Experience” on Monday 5th of June 2023 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM UK TIME. Dr Nauman Reayat, Convener, GSN was the organiser and moderator.
75 years of Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Challenges and Opportunities for the Global South
Justice Aruna Devi Narain, Mauritius Supreme Court delivered the guest lecture on “75 years of Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Challenges and Opportunities” for the Global South” on Friday 14 April 2023 11:15 am UK. Dr Nauman Reayat, Convener, GSN was the organiser and moderator.
Mexican Supreme Court of Justice: current goals and challenges
Former Justice Mexican Supreme Court Dr José Ramón Cossío Díaz delivered his online talk titled “Mexican Supreme Court of Justice: current goals and challenges” on Thursday 29 June 2023 at 15:00 – 16:00 UK TIME. Dr Nauman Reayat, Convener, GSN was the organiser and moderator.
The Challenges of Female Judges in Fragile States: Evidence From Afghanistan
Former Afghanistan provincial court judge Mahtab Fazl delivered her online talk on the challenges of female judges in fragile states: evidence from Afghanistan on 12 September 2023 at 11 am UK time. Dr Nauman Reayat, Convener, GSN was the organiser and moderator.
The Supreme Constitutional Court of Palestine : Past, Present, and Future
Honourable Justice Ali Jamil Muhanna, President Supreme Constitutional Court of Palestine delivered the online guest lecture titled “The Supreme Constitutional Court of Palestine: Past, Present, and Future” on tomorrow Tuesday 7 May 2024 at 1:00 pm Palestine/ 11:00 am UK time. The full transcript of his talk in Arabic is available here. The English version will be available soon.
Justice Steven A Majiedt, Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered his talk titled “Judicial Independence and judicial activism in the face of Transformative Constitutionalism: Legislative and Executive Inertia and Incapacity“ face-to-face on Monday 30th of October 2023. Dr Nauman Reayat, Convener, GSN was the moderator and organiser. The highlights and recording of the guest lecture is available here. Full article based on this talk is available here
GLOBAL SOUTH NETWORK (GSN) 