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Vis-Moot

In 1993, the United Nation Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) established the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (Vis Moot) as an educational platform to develop and harmonize the practice of international commercial arbitration. Through the years, the Vis Moot has grown into an elite international competition that brings together over 5,000 arbitration experts...
Global Initiatives

Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE)

Since 2018, the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) has been actively focused on creating Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) programs. CLDP’s technical assistance strives to improve the legal and business enabling environment for women entrepreneurs, lawyers, and other public and private stakeholders in host countries overseas. CLDP’s WEE programs also emphasize improving economic strategies...
Women’s Economic Empowerment
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Power Africa: Drafting and Publication of the “Understanding Power Purchase Agreements” Handbook

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In early November 2014, CLDP (in partnership with the African Legal Support Facility) brought together a group of international experts to draft and publish a handbook on Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). The handbook is intended to provide an overview of PPAs and the obligations, risks and remedies...
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CLDP 20th Anniversary Event!

Begun as a small joint venture between USAID and Commerce to help the Former Soviet Bloc countries of Eastern Europe transition to more market-oriented economies, CLDP has expanded to help meet the legal technical assistance needs of more than 50 countries in Eurasia, Africa, the Middle East and...
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