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The independence of the judiciary and law enforcement are key for global peace, Attorney General and the UN Advocate for the Prevention of Corruption HE Dr Ali bin Fetais al Marri has said.
In his speech at the 26th annual conference of the World Jurist Association in Madrid, he said respecting the law and the principles of justice, integrity and transparency are all key to bringing peace to the world.
Linking the cause of the revolutions of the Arab Spring and justice, he said the absence of justice, law enforcement and lack of independence of the judiciary in a number of countries in the Arab world contributed to igniting these revolutions. With the absence of justice and law, life becomes unbearable, he pointed out.
In this context, the attorney general spoke about Qatar’s pioneering experience in the separation of powers, including the judiciary. He said the judiciary in Qatar enjoys full independence and the legislative and executive authorities are separated.
“The issue of linking world peace to judiciary may surprise some, but there are experiences in the world, including the revolutions of the Arab Spring that began in Tunisia in 2011. This confirms that the absence of real justice in the Arab world and lack of independence of the judiciary are enough to explode the situation in any society. Therefore, states must implement these principles so that the society can live in peace,” he said.
In the absence of justice and the spread of corruption, the only option today is to have a real independence of the judiciary and the application of justice to all so that people can live in peace before the situation explodes because of the spread of corruption and inequality among members of society, Dr Marri said.
At a round table on democracy and independence of justice held on the sidelines of the conference, Dr Marri spoke about the importance of the principle of the independence of the authorities and its role in establishing the rule of law and consolidating the principle of international peace and security.
A number of jurists, judicial figures and public prosecutors from several countries participated in the round table.
The participants focused on a number of topics, including institutional and objective aspects in the judicial organisation and its decisions, the judiciary being subject to human rights laws, the judicial control of the constitutionality of laws, and the relations between different jurisdictions.
On the sidelines of the conference, the attorney general met with a number of legal experts and personalities participating in the conference, in the presence of Ambassador of Qatar to Spain HE Mohammed Jaham al Kuwari.
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