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ABA ROLI Country Director in the Philippines Speaks at a Public Attorneys Convention

ABA ROLI Country Director in the Philippines Speaks at a Public Attorneys ConventionAttorneys who represent clients accused of criminal activity face unique ethical dilemmas. What do you do if your client asks you to hold on to the murder weapon? How do you reconcile that you may sometimes represent people who you know are guilty? What if your client tells you he or she will lie in court? Read more »»

Chinese Legislators, Advocates Examine Domestic Violence Legislation and Its Implementation in the U.S.

Chinese Legislators, Advocates Examine Domestic Violence Legislation and Its Implementation in the U.S. From November 8–16, 2011, the ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI), in partnership with UNICEF, brought a 10-person Chinese delegation on a study tour to Washington, DC, and Boston, Massachusetts. The tour focused on combating domestic violence through legislation and coordinated community response. Participants included scholars, advocates, judges and experts from China’s National People’s Congress and Women’s Federation. Read more »»

Libertas Releases Findings of its Study of Post-Automated-Election Disputes

Libertas Releases Findings of its Study of Post-Automated-Election Disputes In anticipation of disputes related to the first nationwide automated elections in 2010 in Philippines, the ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI), through its subgrantee Libertas, worked with courts to prepare judges for potential litigation, including by developing a primer for judges and lawyers on the automated election rules. Read more »»

Asia-Pacific Anti-Corruption Conference Emphasizes Multi-Dimensional Approach

From September 28–29, 2011, Mary Greer, ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) senior criminal law advisor, representing ABA ROLI’s regional anti-corruption advisor in Asia, attended the seventh conference of the Asia-Pacific anti-corruption initiative. The initiative is led by the Asian Development Bank and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and it provides critical leadership and infrastructure to member countries to garner and target limited resources to address corruption. Read more »»

Third Annual Asia-Pacific Symposium Discusses Regional and Inter-Regional Corruption, Illicit Trade

Since 2009, several Asia-Pacific economies, along with the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members, have convened at the annual Trans-Pacific symposium on dismantling illicit transnational networks to discuss best practices to combat illicit trade and criminal activity in the Asia-Pacific region. Read more »»

Case Monitoring System Strengthens Local Courts' Transparency and Accountability

Asset Forfeiture Forum Bares Gaps on Anti-Corruption Enforcement in the Philippines, Inspires Support from StakeholdersThe Philippine judiciary is beset with major constraints in resources from dispersed and fragmented court facilities, inadequate staff and supplies, and archaic rules and laws that weaken the capacity of local courts to respond to increasing public needs. Read more »»

Asset Forfeiture Forum Bares Gaps on Anti-Corruption Enforcement in the Philippines, Inspires Support from Stakeholders

Asset Forfeiture Forum Bares Gaps on Anti-Corruption Enforcement in the Philippines, Inspires Support from StakeholdersOn September 30, the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG), the agency charged with recovering former President Ferdinand Marcos’s ill-gotten assets, held a forum on good governance and asset forfeiture in the Philippines, marking the culmination of the technical assistance from the ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to the commission. Read more »»

ABA ROLI Launches a Program in Papua New Guinea

On October 1, the ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) launched a new program in Papua New Guinea that will work to prevent violence against women and human rights abuses associated with extractive industries. The human rights-focused program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, will train judges and lawyers and build awareness within local communities of legal services, remedies and resources. Read more »»

Exchange Program Helps Strengthen Ties Between Vietnamese and American Lawyers

From May 22–31, the ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) brought four U.S. delegates to participate in a nine-day study tour in Vietnam. A second phase of an exchange program supported by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the tour was organized to strengthen the relationship between the U.S. and Vietnamese legal professions. Read more »»

Exchange Program to Allow American and Pacific Women’s Rights Advocates to Exchange Experiences, Forge Links

The ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) will partner with the University of the South Pacific (USP) to host an exchange program in 2012 for 24 young legal professionals. Employing a legal empowerment approach, the program will focus on enhancing participants’ skills to advocate for and provide legal services to women. Read more »»

 

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