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The University of Fiji “Fully-Registered University” ANNOUNCEMENT SIR MOTI TIKARAM MEMORIAL LECTURE The University of Fiji will host the 5th Sir Moti Tikaram Memorial Lecture on Friday, 28 September at its Suva Campus. Honourable Chief Justice Anthony Gates will be the guest speaker. The lecture will be on the topic "Can The Courts Always Deliver Justice And The Rule of Law?" Late Sir Moti Tikaram Honourable Chief Justice Anthony Gates comes with a wealth of knowledge in the Law discipline. He has been the Chief Justice of Fiji since 2008. He was also the Chairman of Advisory Council of Jurists for Asia-Pacific Forum of Human Rights Institutions (ACJ) from 2006 to 2007. Justice Gates was appointed High Court Judge of Fiji in 1999. Justice Gates attained Bachelor of Arts majoring in English and Law and Masters of Law from the Cambridge University. He also attained Barrister positions in various countries including England, Wales, Fiji and Australia. Brief Background on Sir Moti Tikaram: Sir Moti Tikaram, KBE, CF, LLB (NZ) (18 March 1925 – 17 May 2012) was an outstanding citizen of Fiji. He was born a British subject in colonial times; and became a long time Commonwealth citizen. Sir Tikaram was a judge of the Supreme Court of Fiji, the first Ombuds- man of independent Fiji and a football administrator. He was the first local person to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Fiji. He also served a wider world. He advanced the principles of universal human rights, justice and the rule of law. His able discharge of diverse public duties in Fiji was recognised by the Queen in 1980 when he was bestowed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE). In 1985, he was elected by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) to be the first Commissioner chosen from Fiji. In 1993, he became Acting President of the Fiji Court of Appeal and served as Acting Chief Justice of Fiji on many occasions. The Government of India conferred on him the Hind Rattan Award and, in January 2007, the President of India conferred the Parvasi Bharatiya Samman Award. In 2009, he was awarded the "Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Award" in New Delhi, India at the Indian Diaspora Celebrations. FLEXIBLE INNOVATIVE AFFORDABLE CONTEMPORARY FUTURISTIC Private Mail Bag, Lautoka Ph: 664 0600 Fax: 664 0700 [email protected] www.unifiji.ac.fj.

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