Asia & South Asia

Oil & Gas Law Short Course for Afghan Government Officials

June 25, 2013

CLDP, in coordination with the Qatar University Center for Energy, Environmental & Sustainability Law & Polic y (CEESLP), will host a delegation of 12 Afghan government officials in Doha, Qatar for a 6-day short course on international oil and gas law.  The program represents the second phase of CLDP’s technical assista

June 25, 2013 - July 2, 2013

Oil & Gas Law Short Course for Afghan Government Officials

CLDP, in coordination with the Qatar University Center for Energy, Environmental & Sustainability Law & Policy (CEESLP), will host a delegation of 12 Afghan government officials in Doha, Qatar for a 6-day short course on international oil and gas law.  The program represents the second phase of CLDP’s technical assistance to the Afghan Ministry of Mines to build the legal capacity to draft, negotiate and administer international extractive industry contracts.  The program will be attended by a mixture of Ministry of Mines legal staff, Parliamentarians from the Committee on Natural Resources, and representatives of the Ministries of Justice and Foreign Affairs.

June 5, 2013 - June 7, 2013

Afghanistan Regional Competition and Consumer Protection Law Consultations

In close coordination with the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) and the Consumer Rights Commission of Pakistan (CRCP), CLDP conducted a competition and consumer protection law program for the Afghan Competition Promotion and Consumer Protection Directorate (CPCPD) in Islamabad, Pakistan.

May 7, 2013 - May 8, 2013

Contracts Drafting Workshop for Businesses in Herat, Afghanistan

A CLDP commercial contracts team was in Herat, Afghanistan on May 7-8 to present a two-day workshop on drafting commercial contracts for 40 representatives of the local business community.

April 8, 2013 - April 11, 2013

CLDP Holds Regional Technology Transfer Conference in Istanbul

On April 8-11, 2013, CLDP conducted a regional technology transfer program in Istanbul for key government, university and private sector stakeholders of Iraq, Pakistan, Tunisia, and Turkey.

April 8, 2013 - April 12, 2013

Afghan Competition Law Consultations

From April 8-12, CLDP hosted an Afghan delegation in Washington, DC to participate in meetings with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and to attend the American Bar Associations Spring Meeting for the Anti-Trust Section.

April 2, 2013 - April 3, 2013

India Shale Gas Consultations

 
On April 2 and 3, CLDP led a two-day workshop on shale gas implementing regulations in New Delhi, India, as a follow-up to a January visit to the United States for consultations with regulatory authorities by senior officials from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MOPNG), Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) and the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF). 

March 6, 2013 - March 7, 2013

Basics of Business Law Workshop in Mazar-e-Sharif

On March 6-7, CLDP conducted a basics of business law workshop in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan.  

March 5, 2013

Kabul Workshop on Drafting and Executing Construction Contracts

 CLDP, in conjunction with the Afghanistan Builders Association, held a contracts workshop for 25 construction executives on March 5, 2013 in Kabul, Afghanistan. 

March 4, 2013 - March 8, 2013

Energy Sector Consultations in Burma

In early March, CLDP’s Chief Counsel led a three-person team to Burma to conduct an energy assessment that will lead to oil and gas capacity-building activities for the Government of Burma.