The Hon. Abdulai Conteh (left) pictured being sworn in as Justice of the Court of Appeal by Governor-General Sir.Arthur Foulkes, on Nov. 29, 2010 in the drawing room at Government House. (BIS Photo/Derek Smith)
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Nassau,
Bahamas
- The
Hon. Abdulai Osman Conteh was sworn in as a Justice of the Court of Appeal by
Governor-General Sir Arthur Foulkes on Nov. 29, 2010.
Justice Conteh, a native of
Pepel, Sierra, Leone was born on 5th August, 1945.
In January 2000 Justice
Conteh was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Belize. He was
appointed a Justice of Appeal
of
Cayman Islands Court of Appeal (CICA) in 2008.
Justice Conteh is a member
of the Bar in both Sierra Leone and The Gambia and he has extensive graduate
studies in law, including international law and international organisations and
the Law of Treaties
Nassau,
Bahamas
- The
Hon. Abdulai Osman Conteh was sworn in as a Justice of the Court of Appeal by
Governor-General Sir Arthur Foulkes on Nov. 29, 2010.
Justice Conteh, a native of
Pepel, Sierra, Leone was born on 5th August, 1945.
In January 2000 Justice
Conteh was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Belize. He was
appointed a Justice of Appeal
of
Cayman Islands Court of Appeal (CICA) in 2008.
Justice Conteh is a member
of the Bar in both Sierra Leone and The Gambia and he has extensive graduate
studies in law, including international law and international organisations and
the Law of Treaties including the UN Charter with doctoral thesis focusing on
some problems involving use of force by States and UN practice.
He has extensive practical
knowledge of law and international affairs, diplomacy and business and over 25
years of professional practice of law, both as a private legal practitioner and
government lawyer and later as a trial and appellate judge. He has also served
several years in academia as a law teacher.
A former minister of
government, Justice Conteh was
responsible for foreign affairs and diplomacy, legal, constitutional,
financial and economic issues.
Since January 2000 Justice Conteh has been Chief
Justice of the Caribbean Commonwealth State of Belize in charge of the
Judiciary. He presided in civil, criminal, constitutional, administrative,
commercial and environmental cases. He has extensive trial and appellate
experience.
In 2008 he was appointed a Justice of Appeal of the
Cayman Islands Court of Appeal (CICA).
He is a former chairman of the Belize Judicial and
Legal Services Commission that is responsible for the appointment of Judges,
Magistrates and Registrars and officers in the Court Registry and their
promotion and discipline.
He is s a former member of the Board of Trustees of
the Caribbean Court of Justice, a former private legal practitioner in The Gambia
and acted as consultant to the Government of The Gambia on the Law of Evidence, resulting in the Evidence
Act 1994 of The Gambia.
Public positions he has held
in Sierra Leone include the following: Member of Parliament (1977–1992),
Minister of Foreign Affairs (1977–1984), Minister of Finance (1984–1985),
Attorney General and Minister of Justice (1987–1991) and 1st Vice
President and Minister of Internal Affairs and Rural Development (1991–1992)
