The Certificate in Advocacy and Evidence for Summary Courts and Prosecutor’s Course was launched on Monday afternoon in the George Walcott Lecture Theatre (GWLT) of the University of Guyana.
According to a press release posted on the Face-book page of Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC, the course is an enterprise of the Government of Guyana through the Attorney General’s Chambers and Ministry of Legal Affairs, the University of Guyana (UG), the ‘Support for the Criminal Justice System Programme’ (SCJSP), and the Inter-American Development Bank, which is funding it.
The Course, which is open to holders of a Bachelors of Laws (LLB ) or third-year LL.B students, has been developed to equip students with in-depth knowledge of procedural and substantive law concerning ethics, the law of evidence, criminal practice and procedure, fundamental human rights and aspects of constitutional and legislative interpretation.