08:00-08:45 |
Registration |
08:45-09:40 |
Opening Ceremony |
09:40-10:20 |
- Keynote Speech:Legal Aid and the Universal Value of Human Rights
- Moderator:Mr. Chih-kuang WU, Board Member, Legal Aid Foundation, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
- Speaker:Mr. Dunstan Mlambo, Judge President of the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
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10:20-10:40 |
Tea Break |
10:40-11:40 |
- National (Regional) Reports I
- Moderator:Ms. Michele McCreadie, General Manager, Legal Aid Services, Ministry of Justice, New Zealand
- Speakers:Taiwan, Australia, Canada, England & Wales(U. K.), Hong Kong (SAR), Republic of Indonesia, Japan
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11:40-11:50 |
Break |
11:50-12:40 |
- Special Report:Comparing legal aid systems
- Moderator: Mr. Anthony John Reilly, CEO, Legal Aid Queensland, Australia
- Speakers: Prof. Maurits Barendrecht, Tilburg University, the Netherlands
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12:40-14:00 |
Lunch |
14:00-15:10 |
- National (Regional) Reports II
- Moderator:Mr. Mark Benton, Q.C., CEO, Legal Services Society, British Columbia, Canada
- Speakers:Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, The Philippines, Thailand, U.S.A., Vietnam
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15:10-15:25 |
Tea Break |
15:25-16:30 |
- Panel Discussion I:Cross-border co-operation: Applying the standards outlined in United Nations legal aid principles and guidelines through cross-border co-operation between legal aid organizations.
- Moderator:Mr. Wilhelm H. Joseph, Jr., Executive Director, Maryland Legal Aid, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
- Speakers:
Mr. Jerry Cheng, Committee Member, International Affairs Committee, Legal Aid Foundation, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
Ms. Persida V. Rueda-Acosta, Chief Public Attorney, Public Attorney's Office, Department of Justice, the Philippines
Mr. Anthony John Reilly, CEO, Legal Aid Queensland, Australia
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16:30-16:40 |
Participants move to Workshop rooms |
16:40-18:10 |
Workshop I:Group Discussions (3 groups) |
19:00-21:00 |
Welcome Banquet (by invitation) |