When |
Nov 08, 2014 12:00 AM
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Mar 15, 2015 12:00 AM |
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Where | University of Law, London Moorgate, 2 Bunhill Row, London EC1Y |
Contact Name | Sue Clarke, Head of Learning |
Contact Phone | 02031162603 |
Attendees |
Solicitors, barristers, legal and international development practitioners |
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The only course of its kind in the UK, A4ID’s annual Law and International Development training programme explores the crucial role that law plays in underpinning the international development agenda and in promoting responsible business practice.
The programme is aimed at practising lawyers, and those with a strong interest in the role the law plays in the development agenda. You need a legal background and the critical skills to apply your knowledge to a new area.
Seminars and workshops are delivered by leading academics, development professionals and practising lawyers to help participants understand how the law can secure, or be a barrier to, sustainable development.
Each topic will be introduced with a presentation and time for questions and discussions. You will have the opportunity to explore the issues and how they play out in practice, through participatory group work and interactive exercises.
For information on the pricing for the training programme please visit: http://www.a4id.org/page/law-and-development-training-programme-prices
Module One: Introduction to international development
Saturday 8 November 2014, 9.30am-5.30pm
The past, the present, the future, the role of lawyers
Michael Woolcock, World Bank
Sunday 9 November 2014, 10.30am-1.15pm
Business and human rights
Advising responsibly: case study
Anna Kirkpatrick, Clifford Chance
Module Two: Financing development 1
Saturday 6 December 2014, 10.00am-5.00pm
World trade: globalisation, governance and growth
Professor Rorden Wilkinson, University of Sussex
Foreign investment: the lawyer's perspective
Belinda Richards, Allen & Overy LLP
Political corruption and the impact on development
Professor Sarah Bracking, University of Manchester
Module Three: Financing development 2
Saturday 17 January 2015, 10.00am-5.30pm
The fall and rise of developing country debt
Case study: the Argentinian default
Tim Jones, Jubilee Debt Campaign
Tax and finance for development
John Christensen, Tax Justice Network
The future of microfinance
Jami Solli, GALA
Sunday 18 January 2015, 10.00am-1.45pm
Setting the standard for responsible project financing
Helena Anderson, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Flowing from the south: emerging economies as investors
Dr Isabella Massa, Overseas Development Institute
Module Four: Socio-economic rights
Saturday 14 February 2015, 10.00am-5.30pm
Securing land rights and making land deals fair
Constantino Casasbuenas Morales, Oxfam
Feeding the world - agriculture and food security
Jamie Burton, Doughty Street Chambers
The right to water: Burkina Faso case study
Water and energy: Brazil case study
Peter Newborne, Overseas Development Institute
Module Five: The post 2015 agenda
Saturday 14 March 2015, 10.00am-5.30pm
International environmental law and the global south
Climate change negotiations in practice
Sustainable Development Goals
Sunday 15 March 2015, 10.00am-1.15pm
Governance and the rule of law
Feedback and review of programme