Lessons from the Sierra Leone Bar Association’s Postponed Elections: Why Bad Precedent Is a Dangerous InheritanceBy Claudius Willams-TuckerThe legal profession is meant to be the guardian of the rule of law. So when the Sierra Leone Bar Association, the SLBA, postponed its own elections, the moment became about more than just dates on a calendar. If they see elections postponed, disputes handled outside the constitution, and leadership transitions delayed, they learn that this is how institutions are run. ConclusionThe Sierra Leone Bar Association does not just represent lawyers. If the Bar wants to defend the constitution for Sierra Leone, it must first defend its own.