Taufik Cotran
Taufik Suliman Cotran
CBE (also spelled Taufig Cotran or Taufiq Cotran; 6 August 1926 – 8 March 2007) was a Commonwealth
jurist.
Born in
Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies in 1951.[2]
He went on to work as a police magistrate in
Chief Justice of Lesotho in 1976.[1][4] He was named a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the 1980 Birthday Honours.[1] He became Chief Justice of Belize in 1986.[5] He stepped down from that position in 1990, and was succeeded the following year by George Brown.[6] He died at his home in Burnham Beeches, England in 2007.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Obituaries: Taufik Cotran". The Times. 2007-05-03. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
- ^ "List of aliens to whom certificates of naturalisation have been granted by the Secretary of State and whose Oaths of Allegiance have been registered in the Home Office during the month of June, 1951". London Gazette. 1951-07-20. pp. 3920–3921. Retrieved 2012-04-21. Listed as Cotran, Taufig Suliman; Palestine; Barrister-at-Law; 27, Eaton Place, London, S.W.I. 1 June, 1951
- ISBN 9780521531160. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- ^ a b "The ceremonial opening of the High Court Session 2008 by His Lordship the Chief Justice the Honourable Mr. Justice M. L. Lehohla". Lesotho Legal Information Institute. 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
- ^ "Announcements". Commonwealth Law Bulletin. 13 (752). 1987.
- ^ Davis, Roy (2007-07-26). "Sir George Brown, former Chief Justice, dead at 65". Amandala. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
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