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Program

International Forum on Legal Aid

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  • November 1st, 2018 (Thursday)

  • November 2nd, 2018 (Friday)

  • November 3rd, 2018 (Saturday)

November 1st, 2018 (Thursday)

Time
Activity
10:30-11:00

Registration

11:00-11:40

Opening Ceremony

11:40-12:20

Keynote Speech:
Legal Aid as a Social Service: what implications has this for international programs?

Moderator:
Prof. Tzu-Yi Lin, Chair, Organizing Committee, 2018 International Forum on Legal Aid, Taiwan

Keynote speaker:
Prof. Alan Paterson, International Legal Aid Group

12:20-14:00

Lunch

14:00-14:40

Host Country Report: Taiwan

Moderator: Mr. Wilhelm H. Joseph, Jr., Maryland Legal Aid (USA)

Speaker: Mr. Han-Wei Chou, Legal Aid Foundation (Taiwan)

14:40-16:00

National Reports 1:
Australia, Brazil, Burma, Canada, England&Wales

Moderator: Prof. Alan Paterson, International Legal Aid Group 

Speakers:

  1. Dr. John Boersig, Legal Aid ACT (Australia) 
  2. Mrs. Priscilla Atkins, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (Australia)
  3. Prof. Cleber Francisco Alves and Mr. André Castro, State of Rio de Janeiro’s Public Defenders Office (Brazil)
  4. Mr. Aung Htoo, Legal Aid Network, Burma (Burma)
  5. Mr. Mark Benton, British Columbia Legal Services Society (Canada)
  6. Ms. Julie Bishop, Law Centers Network (England&Wales, UK)
16:00-16:30

Tea Break

16:30-17:50

National Reports 2:
India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia

Moderator: Ms. Mei-Ying Wang, Director-General, Department of Judicial Administration, Judicial Yuan,Republic of China (Taiwan)

Speakers:
  1. Dr. Garima Tiwari, Bennett University (India) 
  2. Mr. Constantinus Kristomo, National Law Development Agency (Indonesia)
  3. Ms. Satoko Tomita, Japan Legal Support Center (Japan)
  4. Mr. Byung Sam Kang, Korea Legal Aid Corporation (Republic of Korea)
  5. Ms. Harleen Kaur, Bar Council Legal Aid Center in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
  6. Prof. Chimedbaldir Jadamba, Shikhikhutug University (Mongolia)

November 2nd, 2018 (Friday)

Time
Activity
08:30-09:00

Registration

09:00-10:20

National Reports 3:
the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand, USA

Moderator: Mr. Jerry Cheng, Presiding Lawyer of Justice Law Firm (Taiwan)

Speakers:

  1. Mr. Herman Schilperoort, Dutch Legal Aid Board (the Netherlands)
  2. Ms. Annette Sykes, New Zealand Māori Law Society (New Zealand)
  3. Dr. Persida V. Rueda-Acosta, Public Attorney's Office, Department of Justice (the Philippines)
  4. Dr. Namtaee Meeboonsalang, Department of People’ Rights Protection and Legal Aid (Thailand)
  5. Ms. Adriene Holder, The Legal Aid Society, NY (USA)
10:20-10:50

Tea Break

10:50-12:20

Panel 1:
Identifying and Targeting People in Need

Moderator: Mr. Ping-Cheng Lo, Minister without Portfolio, Executive Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan)

Speakers: 
  1. Mr. Tsong-Shyan Lin, Legal Aid Foundation (Taiwan)
  2. Mr. Wilhelm H. Joseph, Jr., Maryland Legal Aid (USA)
  3. Mr. Herman Schilperoort, Dutch Legal Aid Board (the Netherlands)
  4. Dr. John Boersig, Legal Aid ACT (Australia)
  5. Mr. Norihito Negami, Japan Legal Support Center (Japan)
Discussant:
Ms. E-Ling Chiu, Secretary-General,Taiwan Association for Human Rights (Taiwan)
12:20-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:30

Panel 2:
Client-Centered Lawyering

Moderator: Mr. Mark Benton, British Columbia Legal Services Society (Canada)

Speakers: 

  1. Ms. Yu-Shan Chang, Legal Aid Foundation (Taiwan)
  2. Prof. Cleber Francisco Alves, State of Rio de Janeiro’s Public Defenders Office (Brazil)
  3. Mrs. Priscilla Atkins, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (Australia)
  4. Mr. Byung Sam Kang, Korea Legal Aid Corporation (Republic of Korea)
  5. Prof. Chimedbaldir Jadamba, Shikhikhutug University (Mongolia)

Discussant:
Mr. Yu-Liam Son, Secretary-General,Taiwan Labor Front (Taiwan)

15:30-16:00

Tea Break

16:00-17:30

Panel 3:
Working Together with Non-Legal Services

Moderator: Ms. Julie Bishop, Law Centers Network (UK) 

Speakers: 

  1. Ms. Yu-Lin Hsu, Legal Aid Foundation (Taiwan)
  2. Ms. Adriene Holder, The Legal Aid Society, NY (USA)
  3. Dr. Persida V. Rueda-Acosta, Public Attorney's Office, Department of Justice (the Philippines)
  4. Dr. Garima Tiwari, Bennett University (India)
  5. Mr. Aung Htoo, Legal Aid Network, Burma ( Burma)

Discussant:
Prof. Chung-Shen Wu, Consultant, Consumer Debtor Self-Help Associatio

November 3rd, 2018 (Saturday)

Time
Activity
08:30-09:00

Registration

09:00-10:20

Panel 4:
Developing Services for Specific Communities I

4A:Social Welfare Issues (Main conference room)

Moderator: Ms. Yu-Ling Wang, Member of the Control Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan)

Speakers:

  1. Ms. Ellen, A., Lee, Legal Aid Foundation (Taiwan)
  2. Ms. Adriene Holder, The Legal Aid Society, NY (USA)
  3. Prof. Cleber Francisco Alves, State of Rio de Janeiro’s Public Defenders Office (Brazil)
  4. Ms. Julie Bishop, Law Centers Network (UK) 
  5. Mr. Akihiro Ota, Tokyo Branch Office, Japan Legal Support Center (Japan)

Discussants: 

  1. Ms. Ta Thi Minh Ly, Vietnam Justice Association Support to the Poor (Vietnam)
  2. Mr. I-Hsin Sun, Secretary-General, Taiwan Social Welfare League (Taiwan)

4B:Migrant Workers (Room103)

Moderator: Dr. Persida V. Rueda-Acosta, Public Attorney's Office, Department of Justice (the Philippines)

Speakers:
  1. Ms. Fang-Chun Chu, Legal Aid Foundation (Taiwan)
  2. Dr. John Boersig, Legal Aid ACT (Australia) 
  3. Dr. Namtaee Meeboonsalang, Department of People’ Rights Protection and Legal Aid (Thailand)
  4. Ms. Harleen Kaur, Bar Council Legal Aid Center in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
  5. Mr. Constantinus Kristomo, National Law Development Agency (Indonesia) 
Discussants:
  1. Ms. Phưong Tran Thi, National Legal Aid Agency (Vietnam)
  2. Ms. Allison Lee, Secretary General, Yilan Migrant Fishermen Union (Taiwan)
10:20-10:40

Tea Break

10:40-12:00

Panel 5:
Developing Services for Specific Communities II

5A:Women and Children (Main conference room)

Moderator: Ms. Mei-Nu Yu, Legislator, the Legislative  Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan)

Speakers:

  1. Ms. Ching-Wen Lin, Legal Aid Foundation (Taiwan)
  2. Mr. Wilhelm H. Joseph, Jr., Maryland Legal Aid (U.S.A.)
  3. Mr. Herman Schilperoort, Dutch Legal Aid Board (the Netherlands)
  4. Mr. Byung Sam Kang, Korea Legal Aid Corporation (Republic of Korea)
  5. Ms. Harleen Kaur, Bar Council Legal Aid Center in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Discussants:
  1. Ms. Ta-Hua Yeh, Secretary-General, Taiwan Alliance for Advancement of Youth Rights and Welfare (Taiwan)
  2. Mr. Ta-Yao Chou, Head, Social Work Department, Taiwan Fund for Children and Families (Taiwan)

5B:Indigenous peoples (Room103)

Moderator: Prof. Awi Mona, Chairman, Legal Center of Indigenous Peoples, Legal Aid Foundation (Taiwan)

Speakers:

  1. Mr. Hank Hsieh, Legal Aid Foundation (Taiwan)
  2. Mrs. Priscilla Atkins, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (Australia)
  3. Ms. Annette Sykes, New Zealand Māori Law Society (New Zealand)
  4. Mr. Mark Benton, British Columbia Legal Services Society (Canada)

Discussants:

  1. Ms. Sinan Mavivo, Representative of Yami (Tao) , Council of Indigenous Peoples (Taiwan)
  2. Prof. Chu-Cheng Huang, National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan)
12:00-12:15

Break

12:15-12:45

Closing Ceremony

12:45-14:00

Lunch

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