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 […]
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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. […]
Open Lecture – Operating a Law Firm in Laos
On 11 October Mr. Somphone Lakanchanh, founder of SPL Law, held a presentation on operating a Law firm in Laos – opportunities and challenges. A range of topics such as employment law, law on foreign investment, tax law and copyright law were covered during the presentation. At the end participants asked questions about the main […]
Workshop – Human Trafficking and related crimes held in Paksan
ILSTA continued its series of workshops on human trafficking and related crimes with two days of training in Paksan District, Bolikhamxay Province on 5-6 October. Judges, prosecutors and law professionals from the province as well as selected trainers from the Office of the Supreme People’s Prosecutor attended the workshop. The training presented an in-depth case study on […]