Students and Staff Members of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA visit Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal

Students and staff members from the University of Maryland, Baltimore in United States of America on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 conducted a visit to the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal in Blantyre. The students who were accompanied by their fellow students and staff members from the University of Malawi had an opportunity of attending to an appeal case hearing and thereafter an audience with Honourable the Chief Justice and the Supreme Court of Appeal Justices.

In his welcome remarks the Chief Justice Honourable R. Mzikamanda SC expressed gratitude for the visit which he described as a learning process to the students. He commended the student’s contribution to environmental change as valuable.

The University of Malawi and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (USA) have a partnership in collaborative course on Environmental Justice, Human Rights and Public Health.

The University of Maryland students and staff members 12 in total are currently conducting an exchange visit with the University of Malawi. They are expected to return back to USA on 13th May, 2024.