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 in India. 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 »»

Environmental Public Participation from Wisconsin to Guizhou

From April 15 to 28, representatives from five U.S. environmental institutions visited China with the help of the ABA Rule of Law Initiative to work closely with their Chinese counterparts on local projects to increase public participation in environmental decision-making in China. Read more »»

• China’s First On-line Skills Training Courses for Criminal Defense Lawyers

• Kyrgyzstan’s Lawyers and Judges Adjust to New Criminal Procedure Code

• Introducing Armenia’s First Legal Writing Textbook

• New Legal Ethics Handbook for Kosovo’s Law Students

• Kosovo’s Attorneys Stay Abreast of Changing Ethical and Disciplinary Codes

• Successful Reform Efforts Underway in the Russian Far East

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