Events
Myanmar Environmental Law Curriculum Launch
Online launch of the project for the Technical Assistance for Environmental Law Curriculum Development for Myanmar Universities.
Webinar Series: Optimizing eLearning Materials for Teaching Environmental Law - Part 1
Learn directly from Professor Amanda how best to use and customize over 10 hours of content she has developed on the core principles of environmental law.
Promoting Business Confidence Through International Commercial Arbitration
This webinar kicked off ADB’s international commercial arbitration webinar series and featured a conversation among key stakeholders and experts on how international commercial arbitration can promote business confidence in Timor-Leste.
India Train-the-Trainers 2.0 Training
The Asian Development Bank conducted an online training workshop for environmental law champions in India on 22-28 November 2020. The seven-day training program covered current and emerging environmental issues and challenges, best practices, tools, and techniques for teaching and application. Teachers or has taught Environmental Law for at least a year to a maximum of eight years in any of the Bar Council of India-approved Law schools were selected for the program.
ADB's Legal Team Conducted Brownbag Seminar on Uzbekistan Arbitration Law Reform
On 27 October 2020, ADB hosted a Brown Bag seminar to discuss the development and adoption of a Law on International Commercial Arbitration in Uzbekistan, which received a compliance check by the UNCITRAL. The participants discussed the importance of the Law to the country’s business climate and governance.
Workshop on Climate Change and Its Impact on Vulnerable Groups: Voices of the Child - Advancing Climate Justice in the Pacific
OGCs Law and Policy Reform Team organized a capacity-building workshop for judges and climate activists during the 84th Extraordinary Session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in Samoa on 6 March 2020. Challenges and opportunities in climate litigation involving vulnerable groups, like women and children were discussed.
Cebu TTT 2.0 Training, Philippines
The Asian Development Bank conducted a training workshop and roundtable for environmental law champions in Cebu City from 14 to 16 August, 2019. This three-day training program covered current and emerging environmental issues and challenges, best practices, tools and techniques for teaching and application.
Second South Pacific International Arbitration Conference: Enhancing the Rule of Law & Increasing Business Confidence in a Globalized Economy
To raise awareness and discuss the positive development impact of international arbitration reform in the South Pacific, the Government of Papua New Guinea, in conjunction with ADB, UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific and other development partners and arbitral institutions, hosted the Second South Pacific International Arbitration Conference.
Justice for Women: ADB Hosted Panel to Support Fighting the Gender-Based Violence Pandemic
Gender justice is necessary to protect women’s physical integrity and rights, and ensure that their voices are heard to challenge the social norms that perpetuate gender-based violence.
Kathmandu, Nepal In-Country Training
Law professionals representing institutions from Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan were trained at the 9th In-Country Train-the-Trainers (TTT) workshop.