2009 International Forum on Legal Aid Legal Aid under the Global Economic Recession -New Challenges and Opportunities |
Saturday, 31 October, 2009 | |
Time | Activity |
08:50 - 09:20 | Registration |
09:20 - 10:00 | Opening Ceremony Remarks: Den-Mei Gu, Chairman, Legal Aid Foundation (Taiwan) K. C. Fan, Chairman, Organizing Committee, 2009 International Forum on Legal Aid (Taiwan) Guest Speaker: In-Jaw Lai, Chief Justice and President of the Judicial Yuan (Taiwan) |
10:00 - 10:50 | Keynote Speech: Getting Ahead of the Curve: Challenges and Opportunities of Recessions for Legal Aid Speaker: Mr. Ab Currie, Chief Researcher, Research and Statistics Division, Department of Justice, Canada |
10:50 - 11:00 | Tea Break |
11:10 - 12:30 | National (Regional) Reports I Moderator: Mr. Wilhelm Joseph, Executive Director Legal Aid Bureau, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. Speakers: Taiwan, Australia, Finland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea |
12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch |
14:00 - 15:10 | Panel Discussion I: The Rights of Non-nationals and Legal Aid Moderator: Mr. Wei-Shyang Chen, Deputy Secretary General of Legal Aid Foundation (Taiwan) Speakers:
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15:10 - 15:30 | Tea Break |
15:30 - 17:00 | Workshop I: Group Discussions (3 groups) |
17:00 - 17:10 | Return to the Conference Room |
17:10 - 17:40 | Workshop I: Conclusion |
Sunday, 1 November, 2009 | |
Time |
Activity |
08:30 - 09:00 | Registration |
09:00 - 10:10 | Panel Discussion II: Criminal Justice, Human Rights, and Legal Aid Moderator: Mr. Wen-Ting Hsieh, Secretary-General of the Judicial Yuan (Taiwan) Speakers:
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10:10 - 10:25 | Tea Break |
10:25 - 11:50 | Workshop II: Group Discussions (3 groups) |
11:50 - 12:00 | Return to the Conference Room |
12:00 - 12:30 | Workshop II: Conclusion |
12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch |
13:30 - 14:40 | Panel Discussion III: Poverty, Debt and Legal Aid Moderator: Mr. Chi-Jen Kuo, Secretary General, Legal Aid Foundation (Taiwan) Speakers:
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14:40 - 14:55 | Tea Break |
14:55 - 16:20 | Workshop III: Group Discussions (3 groups) |
16:20 - 16:30 | Return to the Conference Room |
16:30 - 17:00 | Workshop III: Conclusion |
Monday, 2 November, 2009 | |
Time | Activity |
08:30 - 09:00 | Registration |
09:00 - 10:20 | National (Regional) Reports II Moderator: Mr. Ab Currie, Chief Researcher, Research and Statistics Division, Department of Justice, Canada Speakers: Malaysia, The Netherlands, The Philippines, Thailand, The U.K., The U.S.A., Vietnam |
10:20 - 10:40 | Tea Break |
10:40 - 12:05 | The Future & Closing Ceremony Moderator: K. C. Fan, Chairman, Organizing Committee, 2009 International Forum on Legal Aid (Taiwan) |