Time Wednesday 23 November 8.00 Registration MOOT COURT 8.30 – 10 Opening MOOT Eric Colvin (Head of University of the South Pacific School of Law) COURT Kalkot Mataskelekele (Vanuatu Ombudsman and former President of the Republic of Vanuatu) Eric Kwa (Secretary PNG Law Reform Commission) 10 – 10.30 Morning tea 10.30 – 12 Constitutions & custom MOOT Miranda Forsyth (ANU) Custom authorities inside and outside of constitutions in the Pacific islands today COURT Lucy Mathew (PNGC&LRC) The role of customary authorities in the Constitution compared to customary roles – Manus case study Lalatoa Mulitalo (Samoa) Custom and the Constitution of Samoa Moses Morssen (USP/AUF) Customary law as a source of law in Vanuatu 12 – 1 Lunch 1 – 2.30 Constitutions and religion MOOT Lee-Anne Sackett (USP) Trends in limiting fundamental rights and freedoms in the South Pacific COURT Corrina Ituaso-Lafaai (Tuvalu AG Office) Tuvalu’s current legal framework concerning restrictions on religious bodies Tom White (Otago) The status of ‘religion’ in Fijian constitutional analysis 2.30 - 3 Afternoon tea 3 – 4.30 The Vanuatu Constitution Amendment process CONFERENCE PUBLIC DISCUSSION PANEL ROOM Hon. Minster of Lands Ralph Regenvanu Professor Don Paterson (USP) *Other panellists to be confirmed
Time Wednesday 23 November 8.00 MOOT COURT Registration 8.30 – 10 MOOT COURT Opening Eric Colvin (Head of University of the South Pacific School of Law) Kalkot Mataskelekele (Vanuatu Ombudsman and former President of the Republic of Vanuatu) Eric Kwa (Secretary PNG Law Reform Commission) 10 – 10.30 Morning tea 10.30 – 12 MOOT COURT Constitutions & custom Miranda Forsyth (ANU) Custom authorities inside and outside of constitutions in the Pacific islands today Lucy Mathew (PNGC&LRC) The role of customary authorities in the Constitution compared to customary roles – Manus case study Lalatoa Mulitalo (Samoa) Custom and the Constitution of Samoa Moses Morssen (USP/AUF) Customary law as a source of law in Vanuatu 12 – 1 Lunch 1 – 2.30 MOOT COURT Constitutions and religion Lee-Anne Sackett (USP) Trends in limiting fundamental rights and freedoms in the South Pacific Corrina Ituaso-Lafaai (Tuvalu AG Office) Tuvalu’s current legal framework concerning restrictions on religious bodies Tom White (Otago) The status of ‘religion’ in Fijian constitutional analysis 2.30 - 3 Afternoon tea 3 – 4.30 CONFERENCE ROOM The Vanuatu Constitution Amendment process PUBLIC DISCUSSION PANEL Hon. Minster of Lands Ralph Regenvanu Professor Don Paterson (USP) *Other panellists to be confirmed
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