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About us

About Us

Brief History

Over the years, more and more Parliaments in Africa have ceased to rely on the Offices of the Attorney-General or the ministries responsible for justice and legal affairs for the provision of legal services and have instead, engaged in-house counsel to provide independent legal services to Parliament. The Africa Colloquium of Legal Counsel to Parliaments was therefore established as a forum through which Legal Counsel serving in Parliaments would meet, share their experiences and learn from each other with the aim of enhancing their role in the delivery of sound, professional and independent legal advice to their respective Parliaments.
Objectives of the Africa Colloquium of Legal Counsel to Parliaments

Our Purpose

The overall purpose of the Africa Colloquium is networking and sharing of information amongst Legal Counsel serving in Parliaments across Africa.

The objectives of the Colloquium are the

Promotion of the work of Legal Counsel;
Promotion of capacity building of Legal Counsel serving in Parliament;
The networking and co-operation with Associations with similar objectives.
Examination of contemporary legal and parliamentary issues and questions;
Sharing of modern trends and best-practices in the provision of legal services to Parliaments;
Examination and enhancement of the functions and roles of Legal Counsel serving in the Parliaments of Africa;
Interaction, networking and inter-linkage between Legal Counsel serving the Parliaments of different jurisdictions in Africa; and
Examination of the functional inter-linkages of Legal Counsel and other officers serving in Parliaments, the other arms of Government, the legal fraternity and the public;