The Global South Network (GSN)  invites you to the third judicial dialogue titled “Backsliding of the Rule of Law” to be held online on Monday, 16 March 2026, at 16:00 EET (14:00 BST), as part of the Global South Network (GSN) Judges Guest Lecture Series. The guest speaker will be the Honourable Justice Kari Kuusiniemi, President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland. Dr Nauman Reayat Founder and Chief Convener of the Global South Network (GSN)/Lecturer in Law, Leicester Law School, University of Leicester will chair the session. 

The confirmed discussants are as follows:

1. The Honourable Justice Michail Pikramenos, President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Greece.

2. The Honourable Justice Prof. Dr. András Varga, President of the Curia (Supreme Court) of Hungary.

3. The Honourable Justice Aigars Strupišs, President of the Supreme Court of Latvia.

4. The Honourable Justice Ivo Pilving, Chairman of the Administrative Law Chamber, Supreme Court of Estonia. 

5. The Right Honourable Richard Wagner P.C., Chief Justice of Canada. 

6. The Honourable Justice Francis Delaporte, President of the Administrative Court of Luxembourg.

7. The Right Honourable Datuk Seri Utama Wan Ahmad Farid bin Wan Salleh, Chief Justice of Malaysia.

8. The Honourable Justice Mr Ihor Dashutin, President of the Administrative Cassation Court, The Supreme Court of Ukraine.

9. The Honourable Justice Mr Dimitry Berberoff Ayuda, The Vice-President of the Supreme Court of Spain (On behalf of the President of the Supreme Court of Spain).

10.The Honourable Justice Martha K. Koome, Chief Justice and the President of the Supreme Court of Kenya.

Individuals who are from outside the GSN or the Leicester Law School and who wish to attend the lecture, must register their interest at Backsliding of the Rule of Law – Fill in form 

If you have any questions or need any further information , please contact the organiser/chair of the event Dr Nauman Reayat Founder and Chief Convener of the Global South Network (GSN)/ Lecturer in Law, Leicester Law School, University of Leicester at nauman.reayat@leicester.ac.uk or globalsouthnetwork@leicester.ac.uk