Chief Justice Terence Rannowane has applauded the University of Botswana (UB) Department of Law and the African Network of Constitutional Lawyers (ANCL) for organising the 2018 Biennial Conference on constitutional law in Africa. “I want to also note that I and my fellow compatriots, judges from other jurisdictions, have been invited here to drink from the same cup of knowledge with some of the finest legal minds in Africa,” said Justice Rannowane, giving a keynote address at the start of the three day conference on October 11, 2018. According to the University of Botswana oHYPERLINK "https://www.facebook.com/UbMmadikolo/?__tn__=kCH-R&eid=ARBq1DOb1wIwypt4tqBIQvRa3e6AQIPknP7RJYUB2n-lo8G3jzMKNEg1dYnRA8AO-5C0TvOkJN75ZFNZ&hc_ref=ARRKN3YzwgtEfngEHn5BYKkb2qDjMJtMFWiAkj6NonWN8op5Im-5RWlXoKMoRwONwog&fref=nf&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAkhzzrPOCs9jSK0-D_ssoj6xkTI6go4wZuDjN307h3awiBOWLp2ot_2HLpN7ZSKOhKNwEjcnWyuQePVwmIp0oFG1W7PuGp0oAss6AEdNtdcgn_WqnhMDMOFDUUsszDL9zrzj_tqmvXdVimUPsy6Xs2TVadW-xdbhwlI9GKFuySHvRwWM3cF1D4wmeFeoXzFM2poY4BXJ0wC3nmMCKJKBS5"fficial facebook page Justice Rannowane said conferences of such nature are without doubt a great reference point to judiciaries the world over. He said that was because they were usually a platform for robust discussions and critical reflection on important issues. The Chief Justice observed that it was during such conferences that critical studies, research and literature on the work that courts did were in fact conceived. “As a result, conferences of this nature should be encouraged, supported and nurtured by all those who are involved in this project called democracy, democratisation, the rule of law and state building,” observed Justice Rannowane. Consequently, he expressed…