Lallah was born in Mauritius in 1933. He was an Anderson Scholar at Balliol College, Oxford, where he studied from 1954 to 1957, graduating with a BA in jurisprudence. He went on to the Middle Temple in London, becoming a Barrister-at-Law in 1958. Returning to Oxford University he obtained an MA in 1960. Later he obtained a United Kingdom Law Officers Fellowship in 1968 and a UNITAR Fellowship at the Hague Academy of International Law in 1970.[1]
Lallah was made a Deputy to the Electoral Commissioner during the period leading up to independence of Mauritius in 1968. He was responsible for registering electors, drafting electoral regulations and administering the pre-independence general elections. Between 1970 and 1975 Lallah was a Special Adviser at the Commonwealth Secretariat and provided legal advice to Commonwealth Governments on resource development, taxation, negotiation with multinational companies, independence negotiations and establishing constitutions. Lallah became a Queen's Counsel in 1976 and was Assistant Solicitor General in Mauritius from 1976 to 1978. He was Parliamentary Counsel from 1978 to 1980. He was Pro Chancellor and Chairman of the Council of the University of Mauritius from 1977 to 1980.[1]
In 1980 Lallah was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of Mauritius. He was Chairman of the Commission of Enquiry into the 1982 General Elections. In 1983 he was chairman of the commission that reviewed legal studies in Mauritius, causing a law school to be established at the University of Mauritius and the Council of Legal Education to be set up. From 1988 to 1994 he was Chairman of the Council of Legal Education of Mauritius. He assisted with work on a post-apartheid Constitution for South Africa in 1991. Lallah retired from the Supreme Court as Chief Justice in 1995. That year he was appointed a member of the London Court of International Arbitration.[1]
International human rights workedit
Lallah was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on 20 September 1976. At its first session, the committee elected him as vice-chairman.[3] He was vice-chairman until 1978, Rapporteur from 1978 to 1982 and chairman from 1989 to 1991. He served on the commission to set up the human rights machinery for the Commonwealth and on the International Commission of Jurists based in Geneva. He was involved in United Nations assessments related to human rights in Chile (1983–1984), industrial complaints in Nigeria (1990) and the genocide in Cambodia (1998).
After the resignation of Yozo Yokota, Lallah served as United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar from June 1996 to November 2000.[4] He reported his findings to the Commission on Human Rights and the United Nations General Assembly.[1] Despite being repeatedly denied entry to the country, Lallah presented highly critical reports on conditions in Burma.[5] On 26 October 2000 Lallah reported to the UN General Assembly that the Myanmar government continued to "privilege the repression of all political activity over the engagement in a genuine political dialogue". He said the military regime had ignored all UN resolutions and had made no progress in improving human rights over the past four years. Lallah resigned from the position of UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma on 2 November 2000 due to lack of support from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.[6]
Rajsoomer Lallah, Mauritius. Commission of Enquiry (1983). Report on the recruitment of community service workers. L.C. Achille, Govt. Printer. p. 39.
Rajsoomer Lallah, UN. Commission on Human Rights. Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Chile, UN. Secretary-General (1985). Protection of human rights in Chile: note. UN. p. 58.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Rajsoomer Lallah; Commonwealth Secretariat (1988). International human rights norms: background paper. Commonwealth Secretariat. p. 35.
Rajsoomer Lallah, United Nations. Commission on Human Rights (1998). Situation of human rights in Myanmar: report of the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Rajsoomer Lallah. United Nations. p. 24.
Referencesedit
^ abcdef"Human Rights Committee – Members – Rajsoomer LALLAH (Mauritius)". Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
^"NÉCROLOGIE: L'ancien chef juge Rajsoomer Lallah n'est plus". Le Mauricien (in French). 4 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
^B. G. Ramcharan, International Forum on Human Rights, United Nations. General Assembly (1979). Human rights: thirty years after the Universal declaration : commemorative volume on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the Universal declaration of human rights. BRILL. ISBN90-247-2145-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"Rajsoomer Lallah". ALTSEAN Burma. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
^Human Rights Watch Staff (1999). Human rights watch world report, 2000. Human Rights Watch. p. 171. ISBN1-56432-238-6.
^"CHRONOLOGY OF VISITS AND REPORTS". ALTSEAN Burma. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
External linksedit
"Interview with Mr. Lallah on the review of Malawi". YouTube. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
January 01, 1970
rajsoomer, lallah, september, 1933, june, 2012, mauritian, lawyer, judge, played, leading, role, international, human, rights, cases, mauritius, supreme, court, justicein, office, 1980, 1995personal, detailsbornseptember, 1933mauritiusdied3, june, 2012, aged, . Rajsoomer Lallah September 1933 3 June 2012 was a Mauritian lawyer and judge who played a leading role in International Human Rights cases 1 Rajsoomer LallahMauritius Supreme Court JusticeIn office 1980 1995Personal detailsBornSeptember 1933MauritiusDied3 June 2012 aged 79 CitizenshipMauritiusOccupationLawyer Contents 1 Birth and education 2 Career 3 International human rights work 4 Recognition 5 Selected bibliography 6 References 7 External linksBirth and education editLallah was born in Mauritius in 1933 He was an Anderson Scholar at Balliol College Oxford where he studied from 1954 to 1957 graduating with a BA in jurisprudence He went on to the Middle Temple in London becoming a Barrister at Law in 1958 Returning to Oxford University he obtained an MA in 1960 Later he obtained a United Kingdom Law Officers Fellowship in 1968 and a UNITAR Fellowship at the Hague Academy of International Law in 1970 1 He died in Mauritius on 3 June 2012 aged 79 2 Career editLallah was made a Deputy to the Electoral Commissioner during the period leading up to independence of Mauritius in 1968 He was responsible for registering electors drafting electoral regulations and administering the pre independence general elections Between 1970 and 1975 Lallah was a Special Adviser at the Commonwealth Secretariat and provided legal advice to Commonwealth Governments on resource development taxation negotiation with multinational companies independence negotiations and establishing constitutions Lallah became a Queen s Counsel in 1976 and was Assistant Solicitor General in Mauritius from 1976 to 1978 He was Parliamentary Counsel from 1978 to 1980 He was Pro Chancellor and Chairman of the Council of the University of Mauritius from 1977 to 1980 1 In 1980 Lallah was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of Mauritius He was Chairman of the Commission of Enquiry into the 1982 General Elections In 1983 he was chairman of the commission that reviewed legal studies in Mauritius causing a law school to be established at the University of Mauritius and the Council of Legal Education to be set up From 1988 to 1994 he was Chairman of the Council of Legal Education of Mauritius He assisted with work on a post apartheid Constitution for South Africa in 1991 Lallah retired from the Supreme Court as Chief Justice in 1995 That year he was appointed a member of the London Court of International Arbitration 1 International human rights work editLallah was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on 20 September 1976 At its first session the committee elected him as vice chairman 3 He was vice chairman until 1978 Rapporteur from 1978 to 1982 and chairman from 1989 to 1991 He served on the commission to set up the human rights machinery for the Commonwealth and on the International Commission of Jurists based in Geneva He was involved in United Nations assessments related to human rights in Chile 1983 1984 industrial complaints in Nigeria 1990 and the genocide in Cambodia 1998 After the resignation of Yozo Yokota Lallah served as United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar from June 1996 to November 2000 4 He reported his findings to the Commission on Human Rights and the United Nations General Assembly 1 Despite being repeatedly denied entry to the country Lallah presented highly critical reports on conditions in Burma 5 On 26 October 2000 Lallah reported to the UN General Assembly that the Myanmar government continued to privilege the repression of all political activity over the engagement in a genuine political dialogue He said the military regime had ignored all UN resolutions and had made no progress in improving human rights over the past four years Lallah resigned from the position of UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma on 2 November 2000 due to lack of support from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 6 Lallah is well known for his concurring decision together with Martin Scheinin in the Joslin v New Zealand a leading case on gay marriage Recognition editIn 1980 Lallah was made an Honorary Professor of Law at the University of Mauritius In 1985 he was given the International Gold Mercury Award ad personam for contribution to development and human rights law He was made a Grand Officer of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean GOSK in 1995 1 Selected bibliography editRajsoomer Lallah Mauritius Commission of Enquiry 1983 Report on the recruitment of community service workers L C Achille Govt Printer p 39 Rajsoomer Lallah UN Commission on Human Rights Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Chile UN Secretary General 1985 Protection of human rights in Chile note UN p 58 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Rajsoomer Lallah Commonwealth Secretariat 1988 International human rights norms background paper Commonwealth Secretariat p 35 Rajsoomer Lallah United Nations Commission on Human Rights 1998 Situation of human rights in Myanmar report of the Special Rapporteur Mr Rajsoomer Lallah United Nations p 24 References edit a b c d e f Human Rights Committee Members Rajsoomer LALLAH Mauritius Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Retrieved 25 February 2012 NECROLOGIE L ancien chef juge Rajsoomer Lallah n est plus Le Mauricien in French 4 June 2012 Retrieved 5 June 2012 B G Ramcharan International Forum on Human Rights United Nations General Assembly 1979 Human rights thirty years after the Universal declaration commemorative volume on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the Universal declaration of human rights BRILL ISBN 90 247 2145 8 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Rajsoomer Lallah ALTSEAN Burma Retrieved 7 March 2012 Human Rights Watch Staff 1999 Human rights watch world report 2000 Human Rights Watch p 171 ISBN 1 56432 238 6 CHRONOLOGY OF VISITS AND REPORTS ALTSEAN Burma Retrieved 7 March 2012 External links edit Interview with Mr Lallah on the review of Malawi YouTube 3 November 2011 Retrieved 7 March 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rajsoomer Lallah amp oldid 1178548387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
