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University of Belize Forum on Divergent Issues- section 53

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March 28th, 2012   The University of Belize this afternoon played host to a discussion referred to as Divergent Issues. The hot button topic today was the UNIBAM lawsuit against the government of Belize. In attendance were presenters for and against the suit. This controversial issue has spawned clear opposition between factions of society and President of UB DR. Carey Frazer gave his comments on the issue. Carey Frazer, President, UB The UNIBAM case is about redrawing boundaries between public order and private life in the Belizean society and the priority between religious judges and Christian beliefs versus those beliefs of a secondary vision in addressing the future of the society. Niasha Lang, Legal adviser to Unibam established the legal position for the case. Niasha Lang The Preamble of the Constitution refers to fundamental rights, but I won’t go into that, I will focus on Section 53 in this presentation, which deals with the fundamental rights of al