Law students at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) were given an opportunity to engage in intellectual conversations with judges of the National and Supreme Courts outside of the court setting. The Sir Buri Kidu Lecture Series, conducted by the Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence (PNGCJE) in partnership with UPNG on March 16 gave students an opportunity... Read More

The Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence (PNGCJE) conducted an awareness on Access to Justice at the Kindeng community in Anglimp-South Waghi District of Jiwaka on February 21.The purpose of the awareness was to help the ordinary people in the community have an understanding of their constitutional rights and freedoms, and how to access justice through the Courts... Read More

The Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence (PNGCJE) conducted an awareness on Access to Justice at Yule Island in the Kairuku Hiri District of Central Province. The purpose of the awareness was to help the ordinary people in the community have an understanding of their constitutional rights and freedoms, and how to access justice through the Courts if their... Read More

 PNGCJE Training Facility, Port Moresby  22 - 23 November 2021 A two-day Productivity Training for staff of the National Judicial Staff Service was delivered by the PNG Centre for Judicial Excellence (PNGCJE) at the PNGCJE Training Facility in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on 22 and 23 November 2021.  Fourteen Court staff based in Waigani attended the training. The Executive Director... Read More

Judicial Orientation Training for Newly Appointed Acting Judges Ten (10) acting judges have been provided with valuable information about the importance of their role as Judges of the Papua New Guinea National Court. A week-long training was conducted early this month to acquaint the newly appointed acting judges with areas of substantive law and administration such as judicial decision making,... Read More

The Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence (PNGCJE) has reached out to communities to promote access to justice through awareness and training of Village Court Officials. A team led by Executive Director Dr. John Carey and Deputy Executive Director Mr. Sam Kaipu, along with Program Officers Mrs. Stacey Levakia Wali and Mrs. Arabella Owen visited Village Court Officials in... Read More

Staff from provincial courts in the country will be receiving more training in the coming years in order to upskill them to face latest developments and challenges, and continue promoting access to justice. “There will be more training for you over the next few years that will assist you to improve your quality of life and upskill your performance to... Read More

The Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence (PNGCJE) has facilitated its second Training of Trainers (ToT) course for this year (2021) which graduated nine new trainers into the PNGCJE Faculty of Trainers. The first ToT training was held in May, which saw 17 officers of the National Judicial Staff Service (NJSS) attending and receiving their ToT Certificate and becoming... Read More

The PNGCJE Executive Director Dr John Carey has presented a paper during a virtual conference hosted by the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association. The theme of the conference was “Post-Pandemic Innovations” and was held from September 12 – 15, 2021. Dr Carey presented on the topic “Digital Footprints” on Tuesday, September 14. “Whenever you use an online service you leave a... Read More

The Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence (PNGCJE) has conducted its sixth and final awareness on “Basic Rights and Fundamentals of Justice” at the Pacific Adventist University in Port Moresby. The program was held at the Koiari Park English Church in PAU on August 28, 2021, which saw nearly 200 people including church members, primary and high school students,... Read More