|

Heads of Arab supreme courts convene in Mauritania

Eighth Conference of Heads of Arab Supreme Courts kicks off in Mauritanian capital Nouakchott

Ersin Çelik
16:21 - 23/10/2017 Monday
Update: 16:24 - 23/10/2017 Monday
AA
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al Sabah arrives in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott ahead of the summit.
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al Sabah arrives in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott ahead of the summit.

The Eighth Conference of Heads of Arab Supreme Courts kicked off in Mauritanian capital Nouakchott on Monday.

The two-day conference is being attended by Mauritanian Prime Minister Yahya Ould Hademine, several Mauritanian government ministers and a number of foreign diplomats.

“The conference will tackle a host of issues, including the authorities exercised by [Arab] supreme courts and the nature of their jurisdiction as courts of referral,” Al-Hussein Ould al-Nagaie, head of the Mauritanian Supreme Court, said in his opening remarks on Monday.

According to Ould al-Nagaie, conference participants will also discuss the nature of the authorities exercised by supreme courts and the role of legislators in establishing high courts.

#Eighth Conference of Heads of Supreme Courts in the Arab countries
#Mauritania
7 years ago