On May 25-27, CLDP held an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) training for staff members of ADR centers from Pakistan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan. The training focused on case management skills, necessary to manage a case from start to finish. The training also focused on stakeholders...

On May 22-24, CLDP held judicial exchange among judges from the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and the United States, on the role of judges in alternative dispute resolution (ADR). The judges shared the ADR regimes and the role of judges in their respective countries. The judges also focused on the...

On May 25-27, CLDP will train case managers from the Center for International Investment and Commercial Arbitration (CIICA) in Pakistan, the Maldives International Arbitration Centre in the Maldives, the Asian International Arbitration Center in Kazakhstan, and the CCC-ICLP International ADR Center...

SOUTHERN CAUCASUS The Southern Caucasus is a critical component of the “Middle Corridor of the New Silk Road” trade route that connects China to Europe. The United States has recognized the strategic and economic import of this corridor and has played a critical role in its development through joint initiatives that increase regional connectivity. CLDP’s regional programs in the Southern Caucasus...

On May 12, 2022, CLDP convened the first formal meeting of a working group on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in the South Caucasus. The mission of the new working group, which consists of members from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, is to help make ADR an affordable, available, and effective...

On May 13, 2022, CLDP and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Georgia co-hosted the Eastern Europe & CIS International Arbitration Conference in Tbilisi, Georgia. The conference was attended by leading arbitration specialists from within and outside of Georgia, including the President of...

On March 7-12, CLDP, in cooperation with the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR), the University of Pittsburgh Center for International Legal Education (CILE), and the Royal University for Women (RUW), in additional to other resource partners, hosted the 12th annual Middle East Vis Pre...

On March 7-12, CLDP, alongside resource partners including the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution and the University of Pittsburgh Center for International Legal Education, will the 12th Annual Middle East Vis Pre-Moot. On March 7-9, over 150 students from 36 university teams will participate in...

On March 11-15, in partnership with the Astana International Financial Center's (AIFC) International Arbitration Center (IAC), CLDP held its first Central Asia Vis Pre-Moot for 22 teams, including 7 teams from Central Asia. 11 teams joined in person, with the other 11 joining virtually. The U.S...

CLDP will facilitate the first virtual meeting of a regional working group on alternative dispute resolution (ADR).  The working groups is comprised of ADR professionals from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia and will focus on opportunities for regional collaboration on ADR issues. The initial meeting...