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May 2008 |
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In this issue
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Featured Story
Environmental Public Participation from Wisconsin to Guizhou
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Podcast: Bridging Social Divisions in Lebanon
Aline Matta, director of the clinic, narrates the story of students in their final year of law school who started out somewhat cynical and ended up, through their clinical experience, becoming ardent advocates for social justice and the rule of law. |
ABA ROLI Survey Shows Economic Potential of Misdemeanor Court in Serbia
The survey explored the economic impact of cases fully executed by first or second instance courts in 2006 and the first six months of 2007 in the entire territory of Serbia (excluding Kosovo and Metohija). The results of the survey demonstrated that if properly applied, the misdemeanor court could have contributed 48.6 million Euros to the State Budget in 2006. Read more » |
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Introducing Armenia's First Legal Writing Textbook The Yerevan State University Law School (YSU) with ABA ROLI’s assistance has developed and published Armenia’s first textbook on Legal Writing and Analysis. The textbook is intended for practical use and may serve as a guide for the instruction of writing and document drafting rules. As well, it can be used by other Armenian law schools, who intend to incorporate similar courses into their curriculum. The curricula of Armenian law schools do not have a course addressing the need of developing the writing skills of the students. Today this gap has become even more pronounced, as the process of approximation of the common and Romano-Germanic laws has assumed new magnitude and shape.” Read more » |
For First Time, Cambodia Sends Team to International Legal Competition 
On April 1–6 ABA ROLI sponsored Cambodia’s first law student participation in an international competition. Two Cambodian law students, accompanied by a coach and a faculty representative, competed in the International Client Counseling Competition held this year in Bangalore, India. The PRAJ Legal Education Advisor Steven Austermiller and USAID representative Seng Rethy also attended. Read more » |
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Successful Reform Efforts Underway in Russian Far East
The Vladivostok office has launched several successful initiatives over the past few months with USAID support, including a sex-trafficking training, a traveling lawyers program, and a human rights law conference. Read more » |
China's First On-line Skills Training Courses for Criminal Defense Lawyers
With the spread of internet access through even relatively remote areas of western China, there is now an opportunity to make training opportunities accessible on a scale not previously possible. Read more » |
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