Guyana's Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo today urged judiciary across globe to keep track of "changing profile" of the world, which he said is faced with newer problems, and pitched for coming together of governments and judges to protect values gained through civilisations.
"...Where the judiciary is independent, it should not allow itself to be constrained by the issues of (only) law...(it should see) justice is not only a question of litigation, but something that belongs to the entire society.
"The judiciary should also deal with issues such as...The issues of nuclear disarmament, issues of climate change, issues of wars and conflicts, of discrimination," Nagamootoo said.
He made the remarks during an event here in the run up to five-day International Conference of Chief Justices of the world beginning tomorrow in Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow.
Besides Nagamooto, former Presidents of Croatia and Sudan, Stjepan Mesic and Abdel Rahman M Hassan Swar Elzahab respectively and over 200 chief justices and judges from 63 countries will participate in the conference, its organiser, Lucknow's City Montessori School said in a statement.
During his address, Nagamootoo made a pitch for constant exploration of issues involving children, women, disadvantaged people, tribes and also those who are endangered by wars and climate challenges.
"...We have to come together, the governments, judiciary and executives, legislatives, we all have to come together to look and feel the pulse of the changing world. And to play our role to take measures to protect values that have gained by our civilisation," he added.
The Prime Minister also advocated uniting the world through an enforceable international law and new world order to protect future of 2.5 billion children world over and upcoming generations - an issue the conference is set to discuss.
According to a statement issued by the organiser later, Nagamootoo expressed concerns over children facing dangers of national disasters such as drought, flood and epidemic in countries like Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and Sudan.
"...The era of complexities and emergency, on the other hand, is going on and on. According to the (UNICEF's State of the World's Children) Report 2016, around 16 lakh children were born in these terror-affected areas in 2015.
"In 2014 alone, there were 163 attacks on schools in Afghanistan and there were 67 reported attacks on schools in Iraq. In Nigeria, armed group Boko Haram killed more than 600 teachers and more than 1200 schools were damaged or destroyed," he noted.
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