News
Students Advance Human Rights in Lebanon
After a successful inaugural year, the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative and La Sagesse University in Beirut recently celebrated their jointly administered Human Rights Clinical Program by hosting a public forum for students to showcase their work . Read more »
Podcast: Bridging Social Divisions in Lebanon
Aline Matta, Director of ABA ROLI’s programs in Lebanon, narrates the story of how students in their final year of law school started out somewhat cynical and ended up, through their clinical experience, becoming devoted advocates for social justice and the rule of law. Read more »»
Lebanese Law Students Find Creative Ways to Teach Human Rights
In February, the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative, in collaboration with Amnesty International and the Arab Institute for Human Rights, organized a two-day workshop at La Sagesse University for eleven law students who have been selected to work on public education projects. Read more »»
Programs
Human Rights Law Course and Clinical Program
The ABA is currently working with faculty at ISSED to develop and implement a course focusing on substantive national and international human rights law, skills training, clinical practice, and research and outreach. Members of the ISSED law faculty, private practitioners, and other Lebanese legal and human rights experts make up a Curriculum Development Advisory Committee. Read more »»
For more information about the ABA in Lebanon, contact: Josh Gardner, gardnerj@staff.abanet.org.
Background
The Rule of Law Initiative initiated a program in Lebanon focusing on legal education in January 2007. This project seeks to strengthen the rule of law by introducing a new generation of advocates to the core concepts of human rights and application of those rights, and by developing a culture of public interest advocacy through hands-on practical legal experience.
