During the period November 2016 – January 2017 the “Human Trafficking Prevention Trainers”, trained by the FLP Clinical Legal Education Program and ILSTA, visited six different faculties of the National University of Laos. Through interactive sessions which included role plays, games and other activities they taught more than 500 students about the dangers of labour […]
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Awareness Raising
The Office of the Supreme People’s Prosecutor together with ILSTA supports awareness raising on human trafficking, smuggling of migrants and anti-money laundering. As OSPP is organising its annual gathering 30 January – 1 February information materials, produced by ILSTA, that will be distributed throughout the country has been handed over.
Open Lecture – Governance in the AEC
On 11 January an Open Lecture on Governance in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) focusing on challenges and opportunities to leadership and business community. Presenter was Mr. Sivath Sengdouangchanh, Managing Director of Allen & Gledhill, Laos. The lecture, which soon turned into a discussion, focused on the different strategic areas to be addressed when joining […]
Lecture – Cybercrime
Cybercrime is one of the fastest growing forms of transnational crime, with identity-related offences being the most common. Mr John Connolly of ILSTA, at the invitation of the Asian Law Students Association (ALSA), gave an open lecture on some of the key aspects of this issue. The interactive lecture looked at types of cybercrime and how […]
National Conference to become Annual event
The Office of the Supreme People’s Prosecutor (OSPP) in partnership with Institute for Legal Support and Technical Assistance (ILSTA) and international partners from Luxembourg and Canada recently staged an inaugural national conference to counter the global threats of human trafficking, smuggling of migrants and organised crime. The conference brought together prosecutors, members of the judiciary […]
Open Lecture – Mutual Legal Assistance
Globalisation has seen an explosion in the volume of transnational organised crime and a major need for international cooperation to combat it. Mr John Connolly, ILSTA, gave an Open Lecture on Mutual Legal Assistance on 6 December. The lecture explored how Mutual Legal Assistance works and how it is being regulated through both bilateral, regional […]
Anti-Corruption Training for Inspectors within NUoL
The Inspection Office of the National University of Laos together with ILSTA organised a three day training session for Inspectors working at all faculties of the National University of Laos (NUoL). Focus were on strengthening the prevention and investigation work to reduce corruption within the education sector. The training included presentations on Anti-Corruption work given […]
Open Lecture – Combat Corruption – Law and other Tools
On 15 November Mr. Erik Häggqvist, ILSTA, gave an Open Lecture on Combat Corruption – Law and other Tools. Effects of corruption were discussed and an international comparison was made. The lecture gave an overview of how corruption is regulated in International Law, the situation within ASEAN and the legal provisions existing in Laos. Participants […]
Open Lecture – The Lao Legal System from a Practical Point of View
Mr. Sivath Sengdouangchanh, Managing Director of Allen & Gledhill Laos, gave an open lecture on the Lao legal system from a practical point of view at the Faculty of Law and Political Science on 3 November. In his lecture Mr. Sivath covered the development of the legal system in Laos as, its influences from a […]
ILSTA visits the People’s Supreme Court Training and Research Institute
On 1 November ILSTA visited the People’s Supreme Court Training and Research Institute in order to discuss possible ways and areas of cooperation in order to further improve the training of judges in the Lao PDR. ILSTA was welcomed by the Director of the training institute Mr. Sisavanh Luangrath and Vice Director Mr. Phoungeun Chanthanakhone. […]