Belize’s Chief Justice Louise Blenman yesterday underlined progress that had been made in the criminal justice system of the Central American state following the groundbreaking Needham’s Point Declaration of last year September.
Speaking at the First Legal Conference on Criminal Justice Reform – Advancing the Needham’s Point Declaration at the Marriott Hotel, the Guyana-born Justice Blenman highlighted the transformative impact of the Needham’s Point Declaration, which she said has swiftly become the bedrock of Belize’s legal reforms.
She emphasized the establishment of the Sentencing Guidelines Committee and Sentencing Advisory Committee, pioneering bodies in Belize set to implement comprehensive sentencing standards in the near future.