Initiative on Good Governance for Development (GfD) in the Arab Countries: Activities: By Track: Role of the Judiciary and Law Enforcement

Regional Training Session for Trainers in Financial Laws
Paris, France, 09/11/2009 - 13/11/2009.
Organized by: French National School for Juges, UNDP-POGAR.
This training session aims at building the capacities of Arab juges on specific themes of financial laws including stocks, investment contracts and financing instruments. Regarding the stocks, the session discussed the organisation of the stocks, the fianncial operations and their way of execution. Regarding the investments, the session adressed the definition of the investments and their protection in addition to the international movement of investments. Finally and with regard to financing problemes, the trainers highlighted the different ways of funding and the related legal problems.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Third Regional Judicial Training Session on Economic Laws
Amman, Jordan, 03/05/2009 - 05/05/2009.
Organized by: United Nations Development Program-Programme on Governance in the Arab Region.
this training session aims at developing the capacities of participating judges in the field of economic laws regarding electronic Proof in Commercial Law, documentary credit and Current Account. It sheds the light on arbitration as a mean to solve commercial disputes.
Agenda, Background and Publications

First Meeting for the Expert Group on Developing a Good Judiciary Guide
Beirut, Lebanon , 28/11/2008 - 28/11/2008.
Organized by: UNDP-POGAR.
In the context of developing an Arab Guiding Framework for Good Judiciary, this meeting is held as a result of the final statement of the Ministerial Core meeting held in Beirut on 20 August 2008.It aims at presenting the idea of the project to the Regional Experts Group in order to endorse the action plan and launch the related activities.
Agenda, Background and Publications

The Second Regional Workshop on Economic Laws
Amman, Jordan, 13/10/2008 - 15/10/2008.
Organized by: UNDP-POGAR.
The workshop's aim is to strengthen the capacities of Arab countries and to help them develop a well established legal framework for the application of economic laws.
Agenda, Background and Publications

First Ministerial Meeting on Developing the Arab Principles for a Good Judiciary
Beirut, Lebanon, 20/08/2008 - 20/08/2008.
Organized by: UNDP-POGAR, Lebanese Ministry of Justice.
In the context of regional consultations among a number of Arab Ministers of Justice, an initiative was developed that led to the formation of a core ministerial group in charge of preparing, coordinating and supervising the development of an Arab edition of principles, standards and benchmarks that bring about a good judiciary. Within this initiative, the meeting aims at discussing the composition of an action plan for the implementation of this project.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Regional Consultations to Deepen Partnerships with Arab Judicial Institutes
Beirut, Lebanon, 30/06/2008 - 30/06/2008.
Organized by: UNDP-POGAR, UNODC.
This meeting aims at presenting and discussing the project on developing a computer-based training for judges on judicial conducts and ethics. It also focuses on deepening the dialogue in order to build practice partnerships and implement regional frameworks of cooperation with judicial institutes in the Arab Region.
Agenda, Background and Publications

The First Regional Workshop on Economic Laws
Rabat, Morocco, 11/06/2008 - 14/06/2008.
Organized by: UNDP-POGAR, Moroccan Ministry of Justice, National Judicial Training Centre (Ecole Nationale de la Magistrature).
The workshop's aim is to strengthen the capacities of Arab countries and to help them develop a well established legal framework for the application of economic laws.
Agenda, Background and Publications

4th GFD Chair & Co Chair Meeting
Paris, France, 04/03/2008 - 04/03/2008.
Organized by: UNDP-POGAR.
This meeting discusses the Progress of GFD intiative and future activities under the Rule of Law programme (Anti-Corruption and judicial reform). It also focuses on the mechanisms of communication and cooperation between the Chair, Co-Chairs and UNDP and the role for each party in supporting the implementation of the programme for 2008-2010.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Third GFD Steering Group Meeting at Ministerial Level
Cairo, Egypt, 29/11/2007 - 29/11/2007.
Organized by: UNDP-POGAR, OECD, Ministry of State for Administrative Development .
This meeting provides a forum for ministerial delegations from Arab countries to present progress made with their national public governance reform agendas. Both Arab and OECD countries express their strong commitment to the Initiative’s future strategic directions and programme of work for 2008-10.
Agenda, Background and Publications

3rd GFD Chair & Co Chair Meeting
Paris, France, 03/08/2007 - 03/08/2007.
Organized by: UNDP-POGAR.
This meeting discusses and endorses a strategy for the programme on Anti-Corruption and Judicial Reform in the next phase of the GfD initiative. It also focuses on setting the framework for the workplan of 2007-2008.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Second Regional Meeting of Working Group V-Theme on “The Role of the Judiciary and Enforcement in the Arab Region” within the Initiative on Good Governance for Development in the Arab Countries (GfD)
Amman, Jordan, 15/05/2006 - 16/05/2006.
Organized by: UNDP-POGAR in cooperation with The Jordanian Government (President of the Working Group), the Department of Justice – USA and the Ministry of Justice - France (Co-Chairs) and the Jordanian Ministry of Justice..
Agenda, Background and Publications

First Regional Meeting for the theme on “The Role of the Judiciary and Enforcement within the Arab Region”
Amman, Jordan, 28/09/2005 - 29/09/2005.
Organized by: United Nations Development Programme - Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR) and the Ministry of Justice in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan..
The purpose of this meeting, which will launch the activities of the GfD initiative under the judicial pillar, is to adopt the working plan and to clarify the obligations of commitment of each Arab country.
Agenda, Background and Publications