Armenian Legal Professionals Trained on European Convention on Human Rights

Early this month, the ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) organized a two-day training on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) for legal practitioners based outside the capital. A total of 30 advocates, public defenders, prosecutors and investigators attended the training in Dilijan, Armenia, which focused on applying articles five and six of the ECHR. Read more »»

 

 

ABA ROLI Works to Improve Access to Ethiopian Laws

Adequate access to laws is a fundamental requirement of a functioning legal system. The ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI), with the United States Agency for International Development’s support, prepared a CD-ROM compilation of all Ethiopian laws ratified during the 2007–2008 parliamentary calendar year. The laws—a total of 48 proclamations and 15 regulations—address a variety issues including tax, banking, transportation, property, employment, commodity exchange, freedom of the press and access to information, registration of political parties, and bilateral and multilateral international agreements. Read more »»

 

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