CLDP

Standards/Technical Barriers to Trade

Commercial Law Development and Legal Education

June 1 - 2, 2013

CLDP lawyers and expert advisors traveled toOman on June 1-2, 2013 to advise on the development of key laws that are important for Omans economic development and important for harmonized commercial laws in the region.

The Third Annual Vis Middle East International Commercial Pre-Moot Set to Take Place in Abu Dhabi

February 10 - 14, 2013

The Third Annual Middle East Pre-Moot International Commercial Arbitration Pre-Moot in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, took place February 13-14, 2013. The Vis Middle East Pre-Moot was organized by the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR-AAA) with support from CLDP and the University of...

Oman: Arbitration and Government Contracts

May 20, 2012

CLDP conducted a one day workshop at the Ministry of Legal Affairs (MOLA) addressing arbitration clauses in government contracts - a fundamental topic to lawyers who would be reviewing government contracts.

Bahrain, Oman, UAE, Qatar, Tunisia, Jordan and Iraq to Compete in the Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Austria

March 29 - April 5, 2012

After their successful participation in the Second Annual Willem C. Vis Middle East International Commercial Arbitration Pre-Moot, which took place February 27-March 1, 2012 in Oman, teams from Bahrain, Oman, UAE, Qatar, Tunisia, and Jordan traveled to Vienna, Austria in March to compete in the Vis...

Transparency & Governance

CLDP 20th Anniversary Event!

February 23, 2012

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...

Trade

Standards/Technical Barriers to Trade

Intellectual Property

Latin America & the Caribbean

Bosnia and Herzegovina

CLDP Brings Middle East Law Students Together for Vis Pre-Moot Competition

February 27 - March 1, 2012

The Second Annual Willem C. Vis Middle East International Commercial Arbitration Pre-Moot, in Muscat, Oman, took place February 29-March 1, 2012. The Vis Middle East Pre-Moot is organized by CLDP, the University of Pittsburgh School of Laws Center for International Legal Education (CILE), and the...

GCC Legislative Drafters Conference

October 25, 2011

CLDP experts educated Gulf Cooperation Council countries' technical law writers regarding those laws that are likely to be modernized in the Arabian Peninsula over the next few year, as part of an annual GCC Legislative Drafters conference held in Muscat, Oman.

Oman Business Registration Consultations

October 26, 2011

CLDP organized a half-day working session on October 26, 2011 in Muscat, Oman with Omani officials and private sector attorneys to address ongoing difficulties facing U.S. and other foreign firms attempting to establish branch offices and subsidiaries in the Sultanate of Oman.

Training Middle East Law Students to Participate in the Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot

October 9 - 14, 2011

October 2011, CLDP and CILE introduced the Vis Moot and provided written memoranda training to a team from the University of Baghdads College of Law and a team from the University of Jordans Law Faculty. The training was held at the University of Jordan and consisted of fifteen students from both...