europe and Eurasia
Two Legal Aid Networks Launched in Russia
I n March, the ABA Rule of Law Initiative, through its U.S. Agency for International Development-funded Rule of Law Partnership Project, launched two legal aid networks in Russia. The networks—one in Ulyanovsk Region and the other in Leningrad Region—were launched in partnership with regional governmental and non-governmental organizations. Staffed with local attorneys, the legal aid centers offer pro bono in-person and telephone legal consultations and referrals to underprivileged populations. The centers have already helped increase residents’ access to justice. Read more »» |
Latin America and the Caribbean
ABA ROLI Trains Mexican Lawyers on Criminal Litigation Skills in an Accusatorial System
F ollowing Mexico’s 2008 approval of constitutional amendments, nine of its 32 states—Baja California, Chihuahua, Durango, Estado de México, Morelos, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Yucatán and Zacatecas—have begun the transition from an inquisitorial criminal justice system to an oral, accusatorial one. Planned to reach all the states by 2016, the transition is being implemented in phases. Read more »»
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Africa
Liberian Program Supports Unified Curriculum and Course Materials
L ate last year, the ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI), with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development and in partnership with the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law, initiated a program to support law professors’ professionalism. The faculty fellowship program provides faculty—all of whom work part-time at the law school—additional compensation and technical assistance to develop instruction materials, unified curriculum and effective teaching methodologies. Read more »» |
europe and Eurasia
ABA ROLI Partners Celebrate International Roma Day
O n April 8, ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) partners in Macedonia, Romania and Serbia marked International Roma Day by celebrating the life and culture of Roma people, by helping Roma communities understand their rights and by providing legal assistance to those in need. Read more »»
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