On March 15-18, 2022, CLDP, in coordination with Association ARBITRI, the University of Zenica and GIZ, held a three-day training on oral advocacy to prepare law students from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Kosovo, and the Southern Caucasus for the 29th Willem C. Vis Moot competition (Vis Moot) that...

CLDP, in collaboration with Association ARBITRI, continued supporting the Vis Moot students by conducting a series of webinars that aimed to help the students with their Claimant Memo submissions. Due to the legal culture, systems, and education, students are not generally well versed in persuasive...

From October 21-24, CLDP conducted a hybrid Written Arguments training for Vis Moot participants in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Over 40 participants from BiH, Kosovo, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Saudi Arabia participated in the interactive training. Trainers led students in a number...

On June 15-16, 2021, CLDP hosted the fourth meeting of the Western Balkans Trade Facilitation Working Group. Utilizing the expertise of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the meeting focused on regional and international best practices in post-clearance audits and risk analysis. CBP...

On March 10th, CLDP hosted a webinar in partnership with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Centers for Judicial and Prosecutorial Training in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska, on aspects of criminal IP adjudication including why IP are sometimes prosecuted, and what kinds...

On February 8-13, CLDP, in coordination with Association Arbitri and the University of Zenica, held a four-day training on oral advocacy to prepare law students from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Belarus for the 28th Willem C. Vis Moot competition (Vis Moot) taking place virtually next month.

On February 3, CLDP, in coordination with U.S. Embassy Sarajevo, led a second webinar on intellectual property (IP) adjudication for judges and judicial staff in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH).

On December 17, CLDP kicked off a series of monthly office hours for Vis Moot students and coaches from the Balkans, leading up to the Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (Vis Moot) taking place in March 2021.

On December 16, 2020, CLDP along with USPTO and a U.S. federal judge, trained judges from the Centre for Judicial and Prosecutorial Training of Republika Srpska and the Centre for Judicial and Prosecutorial Training of Federation of BiH on intellectual property (IP) adjudication.

From October 19-23, CLDP, in partnership with the Center for International Legal Education of the University of Pittsburgh, the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution, and other regional partners, initiated a week-long legal analysis course for teams from the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast...