PHOTO: Cllr. Sylvester Rennie, LNBA President
The Liberia National Bar Association(LNBA) has announced that it will observe the annual Law Day consistent with its constitution, beginning Friday, May 5, 2023 at the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ministerial Complex in Monrovia’s Congo Town suburb at 10am.
National Law Day is celebrated every year in May during, when lawyers, judges and magistrates as well as other law actors assemble to interact with Justices of the Supreme Court of Liberia.
The celebration will begin with a parade of all lawyers at the SOS Clinic to the Ministerial Complex, the 2023 celebration will be held under the theme, “Episodes of Electoral Violence and Prospects for Constitutional Democracy in Liberia”.
According to the National Secretary General LNBA, Cllr. Bornor M. Varmah, the Law Day is to celebrate the rule of law in the society and cultivate a deeper understanding of the legal profession.
SG Varmah noted that Law Day held annually is a national day set aside to honor the achievements in the legal profession and it provides an opportunity to understand how law and the legal process protect the liberty, strives to achieve justice and contribute to the freedoms that they share.
“The celebration of Law Day around the world dates back to 1957 when the president of the American Bar Association Charles Rhyne, envisioned a special day for celebrating the American legal system,” he explained.
The LNBA Secretary General maintained that the celebration will also include opening remarks by the National President of the Bar, Complimentary greetings from relevant partners, a special statement from the Chief Justice, a keynote Address, Continuing Legal Education (CLE)Sessions, his Excellency Bengyela Augustine Gang, Ambassador Extraordinary, Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cameroon and Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps.
The LNBA encourages all members of the Bar, including the Chief Justice and Associate Justices, Judges of Courts of records, counselors and attorneys-at-law, magistrates and law students to be in attendance in consistent with the LNBA’s constitution.