10. Why is this important?
a. Because we all know that injustice exists, and pretending it does
not, will not extinguish, but only reiterate it.
b. Because we know that societies have inherited deep structural
inequalities that are genuinely difficult to break through.
c. Because the collective threats we face: random acts of wide-scale
violence, rampantly spreading disease, mass migratory patterns,
climate change, and the need, amidst it all, to generate growth and
employment in an increasingly mechanized world, are far bigger
than all of us.
Understanding how to cope with this level of uncertainty, the hallmark of
progress, requires us to call upon all of our lived experiences, and not only
those of a few.
11. Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, it has been an
immense privilege to share and chair this experience alongside you. I
trust that I have done the duty entrusted to me in a manner that is fair,
and that has encouraged dialogue, and I thank you for the manner and
efficacy in which you have conducted these proceedings. This augurs
well for the commencement of subsequent collaborative efforts to
ensure that the criminal justice systems of the future will be significantly
better and more inclusive than those of the past. So I end by with a
simple question: Are you up for this challenge?