Damascus, Jan 20 (SANA/APP): Syria’s Lawyers Union on Monday launched the first extraordinary conference since liberation, under the theme “Lawyers: Builders of Law and Justice, the Nation’s Pulse,” at Al-Sham Hotel in Damascus, in a step reflecting the legal profession’s role in consolidating justice and rebuilding the state.
Speaking during the conference, Minister of Justice Mazhar al-Wais said that justice is not merely legal texts or formal procedures, but rather a comprehensive system of values, a societal culture and a daily practice, jointly upheld by judges and lawyers within an integrated framework of responsibility.
Al-Wais said the Ministry of Justice has placed among its top priorities the updating of legislation, the development of the administrative and technical infrastructure of the courts, the strengthening of judicial independence, and ensuring the proper application of the law in a manner that achieves justice and preserves the dignity of litigants.
He added that the ministry is keen on constructive cooperation with the Lawyers Union, listening to its views and proposals, and addressing the challenges facing the legal profession.