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The Commonwealth: rediscovering its radical voice could make it relevant again By Philip Murphy - The Conversation LISTEN MAR 7, 2021 Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa (right) shakes hands with Rwandan President Paul Kagame (left) at the Commonwealth summit in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2013. - Source: Sri Lankan Government/Getty Images The Commonwealth , an association of 54 countries in Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Pacific, has always been a rather mysterious organisatio...

The organisation consists of a variety of networks developed over decades The Commonwealth, an association of 54 countries in Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Pacific, has always been a rather mysterious organisation. It evolved gradually over the course of the 20th Century, making it difficult to pinpoint a precise starting date. Also, it operates more on precedent than formal agreements leading to further ambiguity. It’s also unclear what tangible benefits Commonwealth citizens de...

With the recent retirement of Justice C. Dennis Morrison OJ, CD, QC, as president of the Court of Appeal, another distinguished judge, Justice Patrick Brooks, whose judgments are reliably hailed as “impressive” and “full and careful”, has been appointed to succeed him. I wish to acknowledge the singular contribution made by Justice Morrison as one of the Caribbean’s most respected and eminent jurists. He was one of the region’s best civil litigators before joining the Bench. He is o...