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What has been done today is indeed a positive beginning in the right way of a movement. A movement cannot end up in a seminar or a resolution or a declaration. To have a Lucknow declaration that we want an International parliament, a parliament of man, will not be effective unless it is followed up. 24,000 students who read here (CMS), an organization which is a nucleus, even if this nucleus is utilised to create international public opinion in the elders, international public opinion among parliamentarians in national public sphere, for they will also demand in their respective spheres that we want an international parliament.
—Hon'ble Mr Justice Ranganath Misra
Former Chief Justice,
Supreme Court of India &
Former Chairman of National Human Rights Commission of India &
Former Member Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague, Netherlands
Speech dated 25th February 2001 |
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I owe it to the organizers of this function and to the 27,000 students of the City Montessori School (CMS) and in particular to Mr. Gandhi for giving me this opportunity to participate in this Conference. The scintillating performance through which the young students gave the call for peace and exhorted the judicial fraternity to endeavour to bring about peace through their pronouncement, has left a deep and lasting impression on my mind and so it must be with others. I congratulate them for their initiative. An environment has to be developed for multi-culturalism to survive and it becomes necessary for each individual country and its government to adhere to its obligations under international law.
—Hon'ble Mr Justice A. M. Ahmadi
Former Chief Justice, Supreme Court of India
Speech dated 13th December 2003
at the 4th International Conference of Chief Justices of the world |
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Future generations comprise of the children, present and those yet to be born. The present population itself is largely young. Globalisation is shrinking physical distances but tends to increase the distance between hearts, in spite of the above commitment. The concept of citizenship of the world in a global village can be realized only by treating all the children as members of one family. The concern for the children everywhere should be universal in the international community. It must not be left to the national governments alone. The voice of the international community is the assurance to prevent failure of the national institutions to discharge their duty of protecting human rights.
—Hon’ble Mr Justice J. S. Verma
Former Chief Justice,
Supreme Court of India
Speech dated 8th December 2007
delivered at the 8th International Conference of Chief Justices of the world |
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Judges are independent, impartial, and enjoy wide powers by convention and by constitution. They are trained to be wonderfully quick, have a powerful mind which goes to the kernel of the matter while others are still hammering at the shell. They have character and intellect. And they are least concerned with politics.
If the judges of world unite, their voice cannot go unheard.
I have participated in hundreds of Conferences but this one is unique. When it began, this auditorium, this place and the delegates were vibrating with the message of Mr. Jagdish Gandhi. And as the Conference has proceeded ahead I can feel the place and the people rocking with determination to act. We must leave this venue only with three determinations, to act, to act and to act.
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Hon’ble Mr Justice R. C. Lahoti
Former Chief Justice,
Supreme Court of India
Speech dated 9th December 2007
delivered at the 8th International Conference of Chief Justices of the world
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It must not be forgotten that children are perhaps the most important component of the global population at any time because it is to them that the future belongs and if they are subject to abuse, victimization, ill-treatment and denial of basic rights, this would be a total betrayal of trust by the global community as a whole.
This is where International Law comes in, for it is a responsibility not lying upon this country or that, but upon the global community as a whole. An injustice to any child anywhere should disturb and shock the conscience of everyone everywhere.
The first imperative therefore is that we should have as many and as wide ranging a series of treaty obligations as we can possible achieve.
—Hon’ble Mr Justice C. G. Weeramantry
Former Vice President, International Court of Justice, The Hague
Advisor of the International Conference of Chief Justices of the World
(Organised by CMS, India)
Laureate of 2006 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education
Message dated 8th December 2007 |
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I wish to salute Mr Jagdish Gandhi and his gallant colleagues at the City Montessori School (CMS) for the foresight and commitment they continue to demonstrate by organizing this conference whose theme continues to be "Enforceable International law is the Need of the Hour"
The Judiciary must live to its responsibility of being the last hope for mankind and create a new world order built on sound human and moral principles including justice, equality, peace, freedom and social justice. We must be prepared to die for this noble cause for which we are the vanguards. For as martin Luther King Jr. said "A man who is not prepared to die for an idea is not worth living". We must be prepared to walk the talk.
—Hon’ble Mr Justice B. J. Odoki
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Uganda
Patron of the International Conferences of Chief Justices of the World
(Organised by CMS, India)
Speech dated 8th December 2007
delivered at the 8th International Conference of Chief Justices of the world
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I am very glad to see that the students of City Montessori School are a thinking lot. Their concern for their future is legitimate and the leaders of the world must take note of what they say. The leaders and the influential people of the world must take urgent steps to allay their apprehensions. After listening to them I am convinced that peace must be the priority of issues of the world.
I am also impressed with the dynamic spirit of Mr. Jagdish Gandhi who has a lofty vision of a united world. He is genuinely concerned about the prevailing turmoil in the world due to conflicts arising out of very petty issues. I would say Mr. Jagdish Gandhi belongs to the whole world by his word and deed.
Views at the 7th International Conference of Chief Justices of the World-2006
I am impressed with the work and contributions of Mr Jagdish Gandhi, an extraordinary personality. Though born in India he belongs to the whole world. He has the capacity to move the world. Another notable thing I have had the pleasure to observe is that CMS students have presented an emotional appeal to Chief Justices to draw their attention to their sense of insecurity. I feel that the students' appeal is sincere and justified and needs to be addressed with a sense of urgency.
—Hon'ble Ms Justice Graciela Dixon
President of International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ)
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Panama and
Patron of the International Conferences of Chief Justices of the World
(Organised by CMS, India)
Message dated 9th December 2007 |
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