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ABA-UNDP International Legal Resource Center, Registration Form

 

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    1. Please check all programs in which you would be willing to provide expertise:

    Consultant: provides technical legal assistance, usually in an advisory role, for a period ranging from 2-6 weeks, in areas including:

    • Reform of legal institutions and systems, including reform of constitutional frameworks;
    • Support to electoral bodies and improvement of legislative drafting and parliamentary practices;
    • Support for decentralization and strengthening of local institutions;
    • Judicial education and reform;
    • Commercial law reform and development;
    • Strengthen anti-corruption measures;
    • Independent lawyers associations development; and
    • Legal aid to the indigent and underrepresented.

    Resident Advisor: provides technical legal assistance to an UNDP program country for at least six months in areas including:

    • Reform of legal institutions and systems, including reform of constitutional frameworks;
    • Support to electoral bodies and improvement of legislative drafting and parliamentary practices;
    • Support for decentralization and strengthening of local institutions;
    • Judicial education and reform;
    • Commercial law reform and development;
    • Strengthen Anti-corruption measures;
    • Independent lawyers associations development; and
    • Legal aid to the indigent and underrepresented.

     Non-resident Advisor: completes a specific legal assistance project through a series of short-term visits to an UNDP program country for the duration of up to one year.

     Workshop participant: develops, leads, and/or speaks at seminars and training programs.

     Legal Commentator: provides review and commentary on legal documents and draft legislation to enhance in-country and regional initiatives.

    2. Please review all categories below and check the categories in which you have substantial experience and are capable of providing assistance. Please limit the number of your choices to not more than ten.

    Commercial
     Antitrust
     Bankruptcy
     Civil Procedure
     Commercial Transactions
     Contracts
     Corporate Law
     Customs
     Dispute Resolution
     Foreign Investment
     Franchising
     Intellectual Property
     Copyright
     Patent
     Trademark
     International Joint Ventures
     Labor and Employment
     Mergers and Acquisitions
     Privatization
     Public Enterprise
     Real Property
     Secured Transactions
     Securities
     Tax
     Trade
      Uniform Commercial Code

    Criminal
     Civil Remedies
     Codes
     Corrections
     Defense
     Evidence
     Habeas Corpus
     Investigations
     Jury Trials
     Juvenile Justice
     Money Laundering
     Organized Crime
     Police Administration
     Prosecution, Management/Organization of Prosecutor's Office
     Public Corruption
     Sentencing Guidelines
     Trial Advocacy
     Victims' Rights
     White Collar Crime

    Environmental and Energy
     Air Quality
     Endangered Species
     Environmental Impact Assessments
     Forests and Hunting
     Mining
     Natural Resources
     Nuclear
     Solid and Hazardous Waste
     Water
     Wetlands

    Financial
     Banking
     Currency Controls
     Financial Markets
     International Finance

    Government
     Administrative Law
     Decentralization
     Civil Service
     Finances
     Local Government
     Procurement
     State/Provincial Government
     Treaties
     Urban and Regional Planning

    Human Rights
     International Human Rights/Humanitarian Law
     Rights of Minorities
     Rights of Women and Children

         		Judicial
     Administration of Justice
     Appellate Procedure
     Comparative Judicial 
    Systems
     Compensation
     Conduct
     Court Administration
     Court System Structure
     Discipline
     Education and Training
     Judicial Ethics
     Judicial Authority/ Enforcement
     Judicial Independence
     Jury Management
     Legislative Relations
     Probation and Parole
     Selection and Tenure

    Legal Education
     Administration of Law Schools
     Advocacy Training
     Law Clinics
     Law Libraries
     Law School Accreditation
     Legal Writing and Research

    Legal Profession
     Attorney Regulation
     Bar Association Development
     Bar Organization
     Continuing Legal Education
     Ethics
     Law Firm Management
     Law Library Development

    Legislative
     Constitution
     Citizen Initiative
     Comparative Legislative Systems
     Development of Citizen Associations
     Elections
     Election Law
     Legislative Drafting
     Legislative Process
     Legislative Body Training Development
     Legislative Body Accountability and Control
     Media Relations
     Lobbying
     Political Parties

    Miscellaneous
     Agriculture
     Asylum Law
     Aviation
     Civil Code
      Consumer Protection
     Disability Law
     Family Law
     Food and Drug Law
     Health Law
     HIV/AIDS
     Juvenile Law
     Insurance
     Law of War
     Litigation
     Military Law
     National Security Law
     Shari'a Law
     Transportation
     Trusts and Estates

    Other


    3.    Please list below your professional memberships, including the period of each membership.  If you are an ABA member, please specify your section membership.



    4. Please list any jurisdictions in which you are currently or formerly admitted to the practice of law.


    5. Please list foreign languages with level of proficiency in speaking, reading and writing (5: Native, 4: Excellent, 3: Good, 2: Fair, 1: Poor).

    Language            Level of Proficiency
                                Reading        Writing          Speaking
    Chinese                                      
    English                                      
    French                                       
    Russian                                      
    Spanish                                     

    Other:
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 


    6. Please describe in detail your international experience, specifically listing any experience in the area of technical legal assistance programs.


    7. Please indicate any volunteer work you have performed, both legal and non-legal.


    8. Please indicate the extent of your availability (number of weeks, months).


    9. Do you have an interest in a particular region and/or particular country? Please specify and explain.


    10. Please list the name, title, and contact of two references.


    11. How did you hear about the ABA-UNDP International Legal Resource Center?

       

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Rule of Law Panel Series

On April 16th, 2009, the ABA-UNDP International Legal Resource Center (ILRC) co-hosted a program with various entities within the ABA Section of International Law, the  ABA Center for Human Rights, and the Law Society of England & Wales on “Upholding the Rule of Law for the World’s Poor: Who is Responsible?” For panel details, click here.




Picture 1: Panelist Christopher Avery (United Kingdom)
Picture 2: From left to right, panelists Caroline Sage (World Bank) , Maria Virginia Bras Gomes (UN ICESCR Committee), Ashan Zahir Rizvi (Pakistan), and Mohammed Syed (Moderator) listening to Christopher Avery’s remarks and following his presentation.
Picture 3: Panelist Caroline Sage (World Bank)

Past panels:
Fall 2008
Spring 2008
Spring 2007

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