News
Legal Education Workshop Conducted at the Oman College of Law
On March 25, 2007, in Wattaya, Oman, the ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) conducted a workshop on the importance of legal education to professors at the Oman College of Law. Judge Ernest Borunda, retired from the San Diego Superior Court and currently working on a legal training project in Macedonia, led the workshop. Read more »»
Advanced Cyber-Crime Workshop Held in Oman
The ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI), in conjunction with the Oman Ministry of Justice, sponsored a workshop on the investigation and trial of cyber-crime cases on December 2-6 in Muscat, Oman. Approximately 40 Omanis attended the training. Read more »»
Mediation Skills Workshop Held in Oman
The ABA Rule of Law Inititive (ABA ROLI), in cooperation with the Oman Ministry of Justice and the Bahrain Ministry of Justice, sponsored a workshop on mediation skills on December 16–19 in Muscat, Oman. Approximately 22 Omani judges attended the training. Read more »»
Programs
Judicial Development and Training
The ABA Rule of Law Inititive (ABA ROLI) is collaborating with the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) to support training for new and sitting judges. ABA ROLI has partnered with the MOJ to implement workshops on anti-money laundering and contracting for judges and prosecutors, and training-of-trainers seminars for judicial instructors. In addition, ABA ROLI is assisting with the creation of judicial practice manuals to develop greater consistency in judicial decision-making. ABA ROLI is also providing comparative expertise to support the soon-to-be-established Omani Judicial Training Institute with strategic planning and curriculum development.
Legal Education
ABA ROLI is providing technical assistance to the Sultan Qaboos University College of Law with integration of practical skills training into the curriculum. ABA ROLI has conducted a series of roundtable discussions and skills-building seminars with the College of Law. The anticipated next steps for the College of Law include establishing mentor/internship programs for its students.
Public Legal Education
ABA ROLI is working with the Ministry of Legal Affairs (MLA) to strengthen legal skills among the ministry’s lawyers through professional training workshops on targeted training topics such as contract writing. ABA ROLI is also partnering with the MLA on the development of a public legal education campaign to increase awareness of legal rights.
The ABA ROLI programs in Oman have been funded by the U.S. Department of State Office of the Middle East Partnership Initiative and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
For more information about the ABA ROLI in Oman, contact:
Claude Zullo
Senior Advisor
ABA Rule of Law Initiative
Middle East and North Africa Program
740 15th Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
E-mail: czullo@staff.abanet.org
Background
The ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) has been working with Omani counterparts to help upgrade Omani legal training and education since January 2006. ABA ROLI activities have focused on enhancing judicial training, legal education and public legal education.
