Events
ADB Workshop on Policy Architecture for High Integrity Carbon Markets under the Paris Agreement
Carbon markets have emerged as a powerful mechanism to incentivize emissions reduction and channel domestic and international finance into climate mitigation activities.
Validation Workshop on Cambodia E-commerce Trustmark Scheme
The Asian Development Bank, in collaboration with the Cambodia’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC), hosts the Validation Workshop on the draft Cambodia E-commerce Trustmark Scheme(CETS) on 17-18 October 2024, at the Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Asian Development Bank Co-Hosts Knowledge Sharing Dialogue with Uzbekistan and International Judges on Insolvency Law and Practice
This online seminar convened Uzbek judges and eminent international experts from the International Insolvency Institute to discuss contemporary insolvency frameworks and best practices.
Asian Development Bank Hosts Legal Indicators for Measuring the Effectivity of Environmental Laws and Sustainable Development Event
How can we measure the effectivity of environmental laws to ensure their effectiveness? The Asian Development Bank hosted an expert panel to learn about a groundbreaking and innovative method of measuring the effectivity of national and international environmental laws based on evidence-based legal indicators created by the renowned Prof. Michel Prieur.
Asian Development Bank Hosts Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Models Expert Discussion
Artificial intelligence (AI) brings many potential benefits and opportunities but also practical and ethical concerns and risks to society. Governments must understand its advantages, protect users, as well as prevent unintended consequences that can lead to existential crisis within their countries and globally. The Asian Development Bank hosted an engaging webinar that aims to answer the big questions related to AI Regulatory Models.
Asian Development Bank Supports the Operationalization of Cambodia's First Commercial Court
Asian Development Bank Country Director Jyotsana Varma and Minister of Justice, His Excellency Koeut Rith, signed the memorandum of understanding, marking an important step towards operationalizing Cambodia's first commercial court, a top priority of the Ministry of Justice.
Strengthening Insolvency Systems in Asia and the Pacific
An efficient insolvency system is crucial for promoting competitiveness and growth in an economy. Without an effective legal, market and institutional framework to address financial distress, entrepreneurship, access to finance and economic growth may be impeded.
Cambodia Environmental Law Train-the-Trainers Program
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in partnership with the National University of Management in Cambodia, conducted an in-person Train-the-Trainer (TTT) program in Siem Reap on 8-9 December 2022. This training aimed to update participating environmental law teachers with best practice concepts in pedagogy, share lessons learned on distance learning and online pedagogy innovations learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, and introduce the draft Model Environmental Law Curriculum for the Greater Mekong Subregion.
Futures of Environmental Law Teaching in Asia and the Pacific
As a culminating event under the current phase of ADB’s Developing Environmental Law Champions Program, this Regional Roundtable will be held to do a stock-take of environmental legal education in the Asia and the Pacific including an assessment of ADB’s Developing Environmental Law Champions Program. Furthermore, it will be an opportunity to collectively consider the preferred future of environmental law teaching.
Workshop on Preparation and Training Planning on Commercial Law for Law Enforcement Officers
Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Royal Academy of Judicial Professions of Cambodia (RAJP) held consultations on 30 November 2022 on training judges to adjudicate commercial law disputes. The consultation meeting formed part of an ongoing ADB technical assistance program entitled Strengthening Judicial Capacity Towards Sustainable Economic Development in Asia and the Pacific.