What month and day is World Law Day?
The World Association of Jurists designates April 22 as World Law Day. Members of the Association hold an annual regional forum and a biennial conference to discuss achievements in all areas of the legal profession. Through publications and conferences, the Association provides the latest developments in the field of law and actively addresses issues that impede democratic and peaceful development.
World Law Day Festival Source
On July 6, 1963, the World Association of Jurists was established in Washington, USA as a non-governmental international legal organization. The association stipulates that April 22 is World Law Day every year. On April 22, 1965, the first World Law Day celebration was held in Washington, USA. Since then, every April 22, judges and jurists in various countries have taken different ways to celebrate the festival and made efforts to publicize and popularize the law.
World Law Day Objectives
The purpose of the World Association of Jurists is to help create "a new society of the rule of law: the strong face justice, the weak are protected, and peace endures."
World Law Day holiday theme
Governing society according to law, achieving world peace according to law, and building an international harmonious society.
World Law Day has an impact
The first honorary president of World Law Day, Chief Justice Kisaburo Yokota of Japan, said that "World Law Day has made the whole society re-examine the status of law in the international community, and instilled in people the idea that the rule of law is the ultimate guarantee of world peace." For decades, the world's legal practitioners have indeed adhered to this concept, making the law play a huge role in the historical process of promoting world peace.
World Association of Jurists
Since the first World Law Congress, the World Association of Jurists has achieved many outstanding achievements. The Congress has actively provided a platform for representatives of various countries and legal professionals to come together and exchange ideas and experiences with each other. The resolutions and declarations drafted by the resolution committees of previous congresses have become one of the most concrete and valuable achievements of the World Law Congress. At the same time, the Association has also tried its best to make heads of state aware of the resolutions and declarations of previous congresses and act accordingly. From the messages of support and encouragement received by heads of state, it is evident that they fully affirm the value of the resolutions and declarations.
Another achievement of the World Association of Jurists is the establishment and celebration of World Law Day. The first honorary president of World Law Day, Kisaburo Yokota, the head of the Supreme Court of Japan, once said that World Law Day has caused the whole society to re-examine the place of law in the international community and instilled in people the idea that the rule of law is the ultimate guarantee of world peace.
The International Moot Court is another traditional activity of the World Association of Jurists, which began in 1971. Moot courts are composed of the chief justices of various countries, and the lawyers representing the parties in the litigation also come from different countries. They argue hypothetical cases in court. Moot courts have considerable legal education for lawyers and laypeople around the world, and have confirmed that law is the best means of resolving international disputes instead of war. At the same time, they also provide judges with the opportunity to prove their great value in the peace process.
