On 24 April 2019 RD partnered with the Development Strategy Center to hold a public discussion on International Arbitration: Experience of Uzbekistan and Foreign Practices, as part of RD’s US State Department’s INL funded project. The event was moderated by RD Director Mjusa Sever and Executive Director of DSC Eldor Tulyakov and hosted international expert Lisa Richman, partner at McDermott Will and Emery International Law Firm. Richman discussed preventing investment disputes. Participants discussed the issues of creating and enabling legal environment for foreign investors through the implementation of modern standards of international arbitration. Richman emphasized that international com

Regional Dialogue in partnership with the United States Institute of Peace and Development Strategy Center organised and conducted a practical workshop in Tashkent on Religious tolerance and preventing violent extremism and radicalization in Central Asia on July 25th and 26th. The event was part of the C5+1 initiative and a follow-up of the event on "Promoting religious tolerance and countering violent extremism and radicalization in Central Asia" held in May. The workshop was attended by the government officials, religious scholars and civil society practitioners specifically working with the prevention and rehabilitation issues from five Central Asian countries. The outcomes of the event i

Regional Dialogue partnered with the Agency for Information and Mass Communications under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Association of Journalists and the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan and, under its US State Department’s INL funded project, conducted a seminar on 12. Enhancing Judicial-Media Relations to Raise Public Trust and Transparency of Judiciary on June 26 and 27, 2019 in Tashkent. US visiting experts Judge Janet L. Sanders, Massachusetts Superior Court, Rachelle G. Cohen, Assistant Editorial Page Editor at The Boston Globe, Elizabeth A. Stawicki, Legal Counsel at the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor, and Robert M. Farrell, Clerk of C

As part of its INL grant, in June 2019 Regional Dialogue took representatives of the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan, Higher School of Judges at the High Judicial Council, Legal Training Center at the Ministry of Justice and the NGO Department at the Ministry of Justice, as well as a professor from the University of World Economy and Diplomacy and an acting criminal judge on a study tour to Washington D.C. The group met with representatives of the Public Defenders Service for the District of Columbia to discuss their organizational structure, financing, workload management and clientele, which will be useful in the drafting of Uzbekistan’s new law on free legal aid. The meeting at the American B

As part of its US State Department’s INL funded project, Regional Dialogue in partnership with Prosecutor General’s Office on May 28-30, 2019 in Charvak conducted a training workshop on Investigation and Prosecution of Complex Corruption Cases. For this topic, RD engaged subject matter experts Blair Hussey, Investigation Specialist, UNDP; Stephanie Hussey, Investigation and Witness Management Consultant, Justice Rapid Response; Andrii Kukharuk, Consultant on Anti-corruption with the OECD’s Istanbul Action Plan; Maris Urbans, Senior Anti-corruption Prosecutor; and Goran Klemencic, RD Legal Expert. The event focused on detection of corruption and criminal investigation as well as financial inv

Within US State Department’s INL funded project, Regional Dialogue cooperated with the Higher School for Judges to hold an international extended seminar on modern teaching methodologies in Tashkent May 20 and 22, 2019. The seminar was attended largely by staff of Higher Judicial School and the Supreme Court, as well as by representatives of institutions for basic and continuous legal education: TSUL, PGO Academy, Lawyers Training Center under MoJ etc. RD engaged three international experts: Federal Judge Evelyn J. Furse, Utah, USA, Senior Judicial Education Attorney (FJC) Jim Chance and Education Specialist (FJC) Hanna Ortiz. The program was practice oriented and covered a wide range of top

Regional Dialogue is working with the United States Institute of Peace on the ‘Promoting religious tolerance to prevent and counter violent extremism and radicalization in Central Asia’ project. In cooperation with the Development Strategy Center an inception workshop as part of the C5+1 initiative was held between May 6 and 8 in Tashkent and Samarkand. The event united government officials, religious scholars and civil society practitioners from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, while representatives from Afghan civil society, diplomatic corps in Uzbekistan, US State Department and the US Embassy to Uzbekistan also attended. The discussions were lively and engaged and the ev

As part of its US State Department’s INL funded project, on 24 April 2019 RD conducted a seminar on the introduction of mediation in Uzbekistan. RD engaged experts Judge Jeremy Fogel, Executive Director at Berkeley Judicial Institute (USA) and Sheila Purcell, Director and Clinical Professor of Law Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution University of California, Hastings College of Law (USA). Both also participated at the Legal Forum Tashkent Law Spring. The seminar was held in a very interactive manner and introduced concepts of mediation through role-play. The skills that are desirable in mediators, the elements of successful court-annexed mediation program, such as independence, sel

As part of its US State Department’s INL funded project and with the support of Federal Bureau of Investigation Regional Dialogue conducted a five day study tour for four participants from the Prosecutor General’s Academy and the Prosecutor General’s Office from 4 to 8 March 2019. The program included presentations and tours of: Cyber Initiatives for Investigators (presented at FBIHQ), FBI Academy, FBI CJIS Division, Internet Crime Complaint Center, FBI's Cyber Information and Resources Fusion Unit & National Cyber Forensic and Training Alliance. Ознакомительная поездка представителей Генеральной прокуратуры РУз в США В рамках проекта INL Государственного департамента США и при поддержке Фед

As part of its US State Department’s INL funded project and in partnership with Association of Journalists and the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Regional Dialogue conducted a two-day seminar on Cooperation between Media and Judiciary on March 5, 6 in Tashkent. The event brought together over 30 judges and journalist. Petra Gorjup, Head of RD's Branch office, and Goran Klemencic, RD Legal Expert, moderated the discussion and presented the European experience on the topic. The event provided a platform for discussing challenges both profession face in professional interactions with the purpose of strengthening these, and increase public trust and transparency of judiciary system

As part of its US State Department’s DRL funded project, Regional Dialogue on April 11 and 12, 2019 in Tashkent conducted a seminar on Overcoming Challenges Women Face in the Legal Profession. Event was attended by female lawyers from different institutions, such as Tashkent State University of Law, University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Chamber of Lawyers, Supreme Court of Republic of Uzbekistan, Lawyers Training Center under Ministry of Justice, Prosecutor General’s Office, Academy under Prosecutor General’s Office, Higher School for Judges and different companies. RD’s international experts were: Lisa-Ann Grant, Associate Justice of the Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Cour

RD conducted a one-day seminar on Judicial Role in a Democracy in Tashkent on 20 February 2019 as part of its US State Department's INL funded project. RD engaged international subject matter experts Prof. Dr. Hans-Joerg Albrecht, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg, Germany; Hon. Leo Gordon, Federal Judge, United States Court of International Trade, New York; Dr. Ciril Kersmanc, Judge, District Court of Ljubljana, Slovenia; Chief Justice Marc Richard, New Brunswick Court of Appeal, Canada; Hon. William Thurman, Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Utah; and RD Legal Expert, Goran Klemencic. The discussion focused on interna

RD conducted a half-day seminar on 'Assistance to the process of institutional and legal reform of judicial education in Uzbekistan' on 12 February 2019 as part of its US State Department’s INL funded project. The event was held at the premises of the Higher School for Judges and attended by its staff, the representatives of Supreme Court and the PGO Academy. RD engaged Director of the Judicial Institute for Scotland Alistair Duff, Senior Judicial Education Attorney, US FJC Stephanie Hemmert, RD Legal Expert Goran Klemencic. Discussions were focused on refresher courses for newly appointed and existing legal professionals; on the importance of teaching soft skills (non-legal subjects) for ju