Legal system must protect the vulnerable: Brunei chief justice


Chief Justice Dato Seri Paduka Steven Chong during the virtual conference. - BB

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Chief Justice Dato Seri Paduka Steven Chong emphasised the pivotal role of the courts in adjudicating alleged violations of economic, social and cultural rights, in his opening address at the 6th Joint Judicial Conference (JJC) between Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and Singapore.

“It is those who are the most vulnerable in society who are in most need of legal protection,” he said at the biennial conference held on Thursday (July 22) at the International Convention Centre.

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