Acting Chancellor Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards on Friday received 23 legal books for the Family Court, donated by UNICEF in support of the advancement of the Family Court.
Handing over the law books, UNICEF Represen-tative for Guyana and Suriname Sylvie Fouet noted that supporting the development of the Family Court has been on the agenda of the Committee on the Rights of the Child since 2004.
Reiterating UNICEF’s commitment to advancing access to justice for children, Fouet said that during this year the organisation will also support efforts to develop a Youth Court as well as actions for the implementation of both the Sexual Offences Act and the Domestic Violence Act. “The justice system can (and must) respond in
