{"id":202588,"date":"2016-03-29T13:14:53","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T13:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=202588"},"modified":"2016-03-29T13:14:53","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T13:14:53","slug":"tedxaccra-speaker-profile-justice-julia-sarkodie-mensah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=202588","title":{"rendered":"TEDxAccra speaker profile \u2013 Justice Julia Sarkodie-Mensah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I am Justice Julia Sarkodie-Mensah, a highly motivated and results oriented woman with a passion to bring about change, make a difference and leave a good legacy in my profession as a jurist, a diplomat and as a woman. After several years in private practice in Botswana, and as Ghana\u2019s first Honorary Consul to Botswana for 12 years, I was appointed as a High Court Judge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thereafter, I went to Sierra Leone shortly after the eleven years brutal war with a mandate to restructure and reform the judiciary and strengthen its institutional and human capacity. It was my biggest challenge but I believe I did not disappoint my employers, The British Council, and later the Commonwealth Secretariat, so they have sent me now to The Bahamas, where I am now working as a criminal justice Expert for the Commonwealth Secretariat. I am attached to the Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Legal Affairs, with a mandate it to help with the reform of the criminal justice system and develop systems that will improve the administration of criminal justice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Why you should listen<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My experience as a jurist, judge and legal consultant over the years, and working in different jurisdictions in Africa and outside Africa, has exposed me to situations and experiences which I need to share. It is not enough to arrest investigate, try people in court and then punish them. There needs to be a paradigm shift in the way we view and administer justice, by widening our scope and horizon. We need to come to the realization that justice is an inter-disciplinary phenomenon. It is only by joining these disciplines namely, criminal justice, criminology, social justice and youth empowerment that we can talk about <\/span><b>FREEDOM AND JUSTICE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and sustainable development in Africa. I want my audience to hear my expose on this and take it with them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Quote from Justice Julia Sarkodie-Mensah<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Sustainable development in Africa hinges on four pillars:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Holistic judicial reform<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Access to quality justice<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good democratic governance<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Youth development and youth empowerment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About TEDxAccra <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TEDxAccra is annual event, where thinkers and doers of our community are gathered to create and share ideas. This year\u2019s TEDx will come off from\u00a0April 19\u00a0to 23, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The event\u00a0seeks to develop and leverage the TED experience at a community level, bring together innovative thinkers to connect and discuss great ideas.<\/p>\n<p>At TEDxAccra, participants will take part in a TED-like experience that will ultimately equip and inspire them into boundless possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>The concept is to reflect ideas and inspire thinking of a new generation of African thinkers and leaders, presenting to an audience committed to engaging and reengaging in an active and meaningful manner with the continent.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Source: TEDxAccra<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am Justice Julia Sarkodie-Mensah, a highly motivated and results oriented woman with a passion to bring about change, make a difference and leave a good legacy in my profession as a jurist, a diplomat and as a woman. 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