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For First Time, Cambodia Sends Team to International Legal Competition
ABA ROLI sponsored Cambodia’s first law student participation in an international competition. Two Cambodian law students, accompanied by a Cambodian Bar Association coach and a Royal University of Law and Economics faculty representative, competed in the International Client Counseling Competition held this year at the National Law School, Bangalore, India. Read more »»
Cambodia’s First Law Student Client Counseling Competition
On February 28–29, 2008, the ABA Rule of Law Initiative held the first Client Counseling Competition in Cambodia’s history. Teams from five Cambodian law schools competed for the honors of national champion. Read more »»
ABA ROLI Conducts Client Counseling Workshop in Cambodia
On February 1, 2008, the ABA Rule of Law Initiative and East West Management Institute held the first-ever Cambodia Client Counseling Skills Workshop at the Sunway Hotel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Read more »»
Programs
Public Interest Legal Advocacy Program (PILAP)
The Rule of Law Initiative's Asia Division and the Community Legal Education Center (CLEC), a Cambodian NGO, promote the use and effectiveness of “impact legal advocacy” – legal actions that have a strong potential to generate publicity and debate, and that demand broader accountability and respect for legal norms. Read more »»
Legal Education Program
Through the Legal Education Program, ABA aims to improve the quality of legal and judicial education, by introducing modern teaching methodologies and materials that focus on enhancing students’ practical lawyering skills and analytical reasoning capabilities. Read more »»
Legal Professional Development Program
Working directly with the Lawyers Training Center, the mandatory practical training program for future Cambodian lawyers, the Legal Profession Development Program aims to strengthen and develop professional commitment to public service, professionalize and institutionalize clinical legal education in Cambodia, and develop the substantive legal skills of future lawyers. Read more »»
Background
Since late 2003, the Rule of Law Initiative has been working in Cambodia to support the development of indigenous capacity to advocate on behalf of human rights. To this end, three programs are strengthening the quality and quantity of pro bono legal services in Cambodia.
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