Following His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad’s directives that International Ahmadiyya Muslim Lawyers Association be established in every country of the world to address injustice and ensure that oppression in whatever guise they present themselves is reduced to the barest minimum. The group is now established in 200 countries of the world, advocating for peaceful coexistence and harmony.

In pursuant of the noble objective by Ahmad, who is the fifth successor to the Mahdi and founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Muslim Lawyers under the aegis AMLAN gathered recently at Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at of Nigeria, Headquarters, Lagos, for its yearly national symposium, entitled: “International Law In Trial: Justice In A Divided World.”

In his address, AMLAN President, Kofo Abdusalam Alada, recalled that a similar symposium on the same topic also held on February 7, 2026 at SOAS University of London, United Kingdom.

He noted that the main resolutions reached at the symposium is that all the branches of group should hold similar forum in their countries.

“Here we are today to further discuss the disturbing trend of the relegation of international law to the backwaters of near total irrelevance and irreverence,” Alada said.

He emphasised that at the London symposium, His Holiness’ global message on peace was delivered, adding that it captured the perilous situation that the world is experiencing today.

He, therefore, charged lawyers and world leaders to be upright in upholding justice to ensure lasting peace.

Alada also urged world leaders and followers to emulate the Islamic principles of real justice, which is devoid of discrimination and kick  against anyone seeking to oppress others.

He added that Ahmad’s warned against the catastrophe of a third world war, saying it would have a most devastating effect and may end the world, if the admonition for world peace is not adhered to.

Also, the Amir, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Nigeria, Alatoye Folorunso AbdulAzeez, in his submission, argued that though there is confusion in the world, but members of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Worldwide are not confused, because their Spiritual Head is providing guidance to the whole world.

He disclosed that the role of Muslims globally is to provide peace and commended AMLAN for organising the symposium to let the public know that the world is in crisis. He decried the abandonment of Allah’s natural laws, adding that people should stop thinking that they are the owner of the world.

AbdulAzeez said: “The first of those laws is to recognise that Allah is the owner of the world, without this, things are not going to work. And this is because they have continued to apply their own personal views and, sometimes, national laws. So, these personal laws of some powerful people are what they have used to really tame Islam. Islam is a religion of peace; in fact, Islam means peace and there cannot be peace without justice. Islam is a religion of justice.

“We are not confused of what is happening in the world, today, because we know the sources of these terrorists and it has nothing to do with Islam. This is one thing that we need to let people spread all over the world. So, this symposium that AMLAN has organised is actually on this accord of our global Head preaching justice and global peace.”

AMLAN Secretary and symposium’s chairman, planning committee, Prof. Abdullateef Adekunle Owoade, admitted that the world is upside down, especially as it relates to justice. He cited the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine for four years now, as well as Gaza and Israel, and the situation with United Nations, particularly with United Nations Security Council and the issue with International Court of Justice (ICJ) and International Criminal Court (ICC).

Owoade, who is also a Professor of Islamic International and International Humanitarian Laws at the Department of Islamic Law, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, observed that today’s problem is injustice and blamed world leaders for not promoting justice.

“Where, we should expect justice, we are not getting it from there, and where you are seeing the justice is justice in a parochial way. The weak are oppressed by not implementing the so-called International Law,” Owoade said.

The legal practitioner argued the aim of the symposium was to awaken the world for the need of coming together with a more resounding, more presentable and more meaningful justice system that knows nobody.

Advising Nigerian lawyers to stop focusing on money and adjournment in the name of increasing their bills, Owoade said it should not be money first, but justice first.

Former Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association, Ikorodu branch, Adebayo Akinlade, in his presentation, stressed the importance of international law and why weaker states should have it in order to stop oppression and migration in their domain.

He urged people to respect one another, within their community, adding that if International Law, for instance, is properly implemented in a communities like Ojokoro, there would be no need to demand for justice from the larger Lagos State.

Asked whether there is penalty for violating International Law, the human right activist, said only sanctions are applied.

Proffering solution, Akinlade enjoined every sovereign state to have structures on ground to deal with issues of violent of individual rights and promote justice within their own state.

Citing the amnesty granted to terrorists by President Bola Tinubu’s administration, Akinlade argued that people who killed other people should be brought to the justice system and persecuted, as murderers instead of granting them amnesty.