Black Lawyers  Association

Is to make sure that we are COMMITTED towards a democratic society and an independent judiciary that is transparent, accountable, non-sexist and non racial.
Promoting and supporting investment programmes that lead to broad-based and meaningful participation in the economy by black people in order to achieve sustainable development and general prosperity.

• Foster, protect and uphold the rights and interest of its members;
• Uphold, protect and advance human rights, civil liberties and the Rule of Law for the politically, socially and economically marginalized;
• Co-operate with bodies that have similar objectives locally, regionally and internationally;
• Fight and challenge all discriminatory practices;
• Be and remain non-sectarian politically;
• Promote a non racial, non sexist judicial system and society;
• Be the national and inter national voice for its members;
• Strive for the empowerment of women;
• Strive for the empowerment of disadvantaged communities;
• Without limitation to its aims and objectives mentioned herein, do all or any of the things necessary for the advancements of its interests and image;
• To promote and advance the evolution of jurisprudential order based on and reflective of the cultural aspirations, norms and values of the majority of our society.