JUDICIAL EDUCATION JUDICIAL EDUCATION IN THE IN THE

PHILIPPINE JUDICIAL PHILIPPINE JUDICIAL ACADEMYACADEMY

Professor Myrna S. Professor Myrna S. FelicianoFeliciano

I. BRIEF BACKGROUNDI. BRIEF BACKGROUND

19741974--1979 1979 ---- Training of Executive Training of Executive Judges Courses, Development Judges Courses, Development Academy of the Philippines, Academy of the Philippines, conducted by Judicial Consultant conducted by Judicial Consultant Justice Ricardo C. Puno, Sr.Justice Ricardo C. Puno, Sr.1983 1983 –– Memorandum of Agreement Memorandum of Agreement between Supreme Court and the between Supreme Court and the University of the PhilippinesUniversity of the Philippines

1988 1988 –– Administrative Order No. 6, Administrative Order No. 6, issued by Chief Justice Marcelo B. issued by Chief Justice Marcelo B. FernanFernan, prescribing an integrated and , prescribing an integrated and organized course of study for judges:organized course of study for judges:

(1)(1) Orientation program for newlyOrientation program for newly--appointed appointed judgesjudges

(2)(2) Career development program for incumbents Career development program for incumbents conducted by Court Administrator conducted by Court Administrator ErnaniErnani Cruz Cruz PaPaññoo and the UP Institute of Judicial and the UP Institute of Judicial AdministrationAdministration

Administrative Order No. 35Administrative Order No. 35--96, 12 96, 12 March 1996 March 1996 –– established Philippine established Philippine Judicial Academy as a unit of the Judicial Academy as a unit of the Supreme Court Supreme Court ““charged with the charged with the formulation and implementation of a formulation and implementation of a continuing program of judicial continuing program of judicial education for justices, judges, court education for justices, judges, court personnel, and lawyers.personnel, and lawyers.””

Republic Act No. 8557 (1998) Republic Act No. 8557 (1998) ––established a Philippine Judicial established a Philippine Judicial Academy as Academy as ““a separate component a separate component unit of the Supreme Court and xxx unit of the Supreme Court and xxx shall serve as a training school for shall serve as a training school for justices, judges, court personnel, justices, judges, court personnel, lawyers, and aspirants to judicial lawyers, and aspirants to judicial posts.posts.

II. PHILJA STRUCTUREII. PHILJA STRUCTURE

Board of Trustees (BOT) is the Board of Trustees (BOT) is the governing board which directs governing board which directs PhilJAPhilJAand its policies.and its policies.–– Composed of:Composed of:

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, exex--officio officio ChairChairSenior Associate Justice of the Supreme Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Court, exex--officioofficio ViceVice--ChairChairChancellor of the AcademyChancellor of the AcademyPresiding Justices, Court of Appeals, Presiding Justices, Court of Appeals, SandiganbayanSandiganbayan

Court AdministratorCourt AdministratorPresident, Philippine Judges AssociationPresident, Philippine Judges AssociationPresident, Philippine Association of Law President, Philippine Association of Law SchoolsSchoolsAll of the above as All of the above as exex--officioofficio membersmembersA judge of the 1A judge of the 1stst level court as appointive level court as appointive membermember

–– Executive OfficialsExecutive OfficialsChancellorChancellorViceVice--ChancellorChancellorExecutive SecretaryExecutive Secretary

–– OfficesOfficesAcademic Affairs OfficeAcademic Affairs OfficeResearch, Publication and Linkages OfficeResearch, Publication and Linkages OfficeAdministrative OfficeAdministrative OfficeJudicial Reforms OfficeJudicial Reforms Office1.1. Court Administrative Reforms DivisionCourt Administrative Reforms Division2.2. Mediation Education and Management DivisionMediation Education and Management Division3.3. Reform Linkages DivisionReform Linkages Division

–– Academic Council Academic Council –– composed of all the composed of all the department chairs of the 12 department chairs of the 12 departments of departments of PhilJAPhilJA

Reviews programs of the Academy, plans Reviews programs of the Academy, plans upcoming programs and evaluates upcoming programs and evaluates completed programscompleted programsMeets at least twice a monthMeets at least twice a monthCorp of Professors meet in general assembly Corp of Professors meet in general assembly and dialogues with visiting foreign judicial and dialogues with visiting foreign judicial educatorseducators

III.III. OVERVIEW OF PHILJAOVERVIEW OF PHILJA

PROGRAMS AND PROGRAMS AND SEMINARSSEMINARS1.1. Core ProgramsCore Programs

•• PrePre--Judicature ProgramJudicature ProgramNot a continuation of law school but Not a continuation of law school but introduces a judicial perspective, more introduces a judicial perspective, more reflective, inquiring and philosophical reflective, inquiring and philosophical perspective; developing the necessary perspective; developing the necessary skills and acquiring the necessary skills and acquiring the necessary knowledgeknowledgeA Written Comprehensive Examination is A Written Comprehensive Examination is givengiven

Passing it is prePassing it is pre--requisite for consideration requisite for consideration by Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) for by Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) for nomination to a judicial positionnomination to a judicial positionCollaboration with the Mandatory Continuing Collaboration with the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) of the Integrated Legal Education (MCLE) of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (16Bar of the Philippines (16--day program, day program, TThSTThS))

•• Orientation of NewlyOrientation of Newly--Appointed JudgesAppointed Judges55--day program with special focus and day program with special focus and emphasis on the effective discharge of their emphasis on the effective discharge of their official duties. It enhances their official duties. It enhances their adjudicative, administrative, and adjudicative, administrative, and management skills as well as their research, management skills as well as their research, communication and decisioncommunication and decision--writing skills. A writing skills. A more intensive study of substantive and more intensive study of substantive and procedural laws from a judicial viewpoint to procedural laws from a judicial viewpoint to further their legal proficiency as well as the further their legal proficiency as well as the values, attitudes and behavior of a judgevalues, attitudes and behavior of a judge

Followed by an Immersion Program wherein the new Followed by an Immersion Program wherein the new judge is allowed to sit with the Executive Judge in the judge is allowed to sit with the Executive Judge in the conduct of judicial proceedingsconduct of judicial proceedings

•• Orientation SeminarOrientation Seminar--Workshop for NewlyWorkshop for Newly-- Appointed Clerks of CourtsAppointed Clerks of Courts

To ensure efficient and effective performance of their To ensure efficient and effective performance of their administrative and adjudicative support functionadministrative and adjudicative support functionExplains the Manual for the clerks of Court, Code of Explains the Manual for the clerks of Court, Code of Conduct for Judicial Personnel, as well as the Conduct for Judicial Personnel, as well as the preparation and management of court records. Also, preparation and management of court records. Also, updates them on latest developments in laws, updates them on latest developments in laws, jurisprudence and administrative policiesjurisprudence and administrative policies

•• Regional Judicial Career Enhancement Regional Judicial Career Enhancement Program (RJCEP)Program (RJCEP)

To meet professional enhancement needs of To meet professional enhancement needs of judges and judicial personnel conducted in judges and judicial personnel conducted in the different judicial regions through the different judicial regions through simultaneous sessions with judges and simultaneous sessions with judges and selected personnel to keep them abreast selected personnel to keep them abreast with updates in law and jurisprudencewith updates in law and jurisprudenceHeld annually in each judicial regionHeld annually in each judicial region

3 phases: basic, intermediate, and 3 phases: basic, intermediate, and advancedadvancedLevel 5 program is skillsLevel 5 program is skills--based, providing based, providing workshops on frequentlyworkshops on frequently--encountered encountered problems in substantive and procedural problems in substantive and procedural laws.laws.

•• Continuing Legal Education for Court Continuing Legal Education for Court Attorneys Attorneys

Enhance the legal knowledge and skills of Enhance the legal knowledge and skills of court attorneys and compliance with the court attorneys and compliance with the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) program(MCLE) program

2.2. Special Focus Programs Special Focus Programs –– thematic thematic in nature and designed for judges in nature and designed for judges handling special caseshandling special cases

a.a. International Law and Human RightsInternational Law and Human RightsSeminar on Democracy and Law at the Seminar on Democracy and Law at the Service of the Human PersonService of the Human Person–– Aims to bring together professionals in the Aims to bring together professionals in the

government and private sector to deepen their government and private sector to deepen their convictions on ethical values in work, family, and convictions on ethical values in work, family, and society and to bolster sociosociety and to bolster socio--economic, political, economic, political, and cultural developmentand cultural development

MultiMulti--sectoralsectoral and skillsand skills--building seminarbuilding seminar--workshop for judges on extrajudicial killings workshop for judges on extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearancesand enforced disappearances

–– Conducted in partnership with the Commission on Conducted in partnership with the Commission on Human RightsHuman Rights

–– Adm. Order No. 150Adm. Order No. 150--2007 dated 04 October 2007 2007 dated 04 October 2007 directed all branches to take cognizance of directed all branches to take cognizance of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances or threats thereof, whenever such cases are or threats thereof, whenever such cases are raffled to themraffled to them

•• SeminarSeminar--Workshop on Capacity Building Workshop on Capacity Building on Public and Private International Law on Public and Private International Law Issues for the Philippine JudiciaryIssues for the Philippine Judiciary•• Participated by Supreme Court and Court of Participated by Supreme Court and Court of

Appeals research attorneysAppeals research attorneys

b.b. Commercial LawCommercial Law•• SeminarSeminar--Workshop on Law and Economic Workshop on Law and Economic

Development Issues for the PhilippinesDevelopment Issues for the Philippines•• Provided a better understanding of issues Provided a better understanding of issues

relating to money, economics, trade laws, relating to money, economics, trade laws, reglationsreglations and remedies which have a bearing on and remedies which have a bearing on the resolution of court casesthe resolution of court cases

Advanced Course on Intellectual Property Advanced Course on Intellectual Property Law for commercial court judgesLaw for commercial court judges–– Colloquium on current issues in Intellectual Colloquium on current issues in Intellectual

Property LawProperty Law

•• Focus on International Commercial Focus on International Commercial ArbitrationArbitration•• Participated by CTA and CA justices as well as Participated by CTA and CA justices as well as

commercial court judgescommercial court judges

c.c. Court TechnologyCourt TechnologySeminarSeminar--Workshop on IT Management for Workshop on IT Management for SandiganbayanSandiganbayan employeesemployees–– To discharge the functions of planning, To discharge the functions of planning,

managing and implementing the Case managing and implementing the Case Management and Information Systems (CMIS)Management and Information Systems (CMIS)

Court Planning Workshop on the Case Court Planning Workshop on the Case Management Information (CMIS)Management Information (CMIS)–– Given to Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Given to Supreme Court, Court of Appeals,

SandiganbayanSandiganbayan and Court of Appeals personnel and Court of Appeals personnel handling the case management information handling the case management information systemsystem

ChangeChange--Management and Leadership Management and Leadership Workshop on the Enhanced Workshop on the Enhanced CaseflowCaseflow (e(e--CFM) System (3)CFM) System (3)

–– Given to selected Given to selected LapuLapu--LapuLapu and and Cebu Cebu City City judges and court personneljudges and court personnel

Computer Skills Training for Court of Computer Skills Training for Court of Appeals and Court of Tax Appeals personnel Appeals and Court of Tax Appeals personnel (computer fundamentals and productivity (computer fundamentals and productivity tools)tools)

d. d. ShariShari’’aa and Islamic Jurisprudenceand Islamic JurisprudenceSeminar on Strengthening the Seminar on Strengthening the Implementation of the Code of Muslim Implementation of the Code of Muslim Personal LawsPersonal Laws

–– Emphasized the imperative need to lessen if not Emphasized the imperative need to lessen if not eradicate the ignorance of judges and lawyers on eradicate the ignorance of judges and lawyers on the the IslamicIslamic law (5, 106 participants)law (5, 106 participants)

–– Attended by Attended by ShariShari’’aa judges and court personnel, judges and court personnel, lawyers from the Public Attorneylawyers from the Public Attorney’’s Office and the s Office and the National Bureau of Investigation, and National Bureau of Investigation, and representatives from the Commission on Human representatives from the Commission on Human Rights and the Department of the Interior and Rights and the Department of the Interior and Local GovernmentLocal Government

•• Orientation SeminarOrientation Seminar--Workshop on Workshop on Comparative Analysis between the Family Comparative Analysis between the Family Code and the Code of Muslim Personal LawsCode and the Code of Muslim Personal Laws――

discusses significant distinctions that have discusses significant distinctions that have considerable implications on the administration of considerable implications on the administration of the Muslim Code and access to justice by Muslim the Muslim Code and access to justice by Muslim in the Philippinesin the Philippines

e.e. Court ManagementCourt ManagementSeminarSeminar--Workshop for Executive and ViceWorkshop for Executive and Vice--Executive JudgesExecutive Judges–– Topics on Topics on caseflowcaseflow, financial and media , financial and media

management relations, as well as sessions on management relations, as well as sessions on executive leadership, transparency, good executive leadership, transparency, good governance, and judicial supervision are governance, and judicial supervision are conducted to assist them in the performance of conducted to assist them in the performance of their functionstheir functions

Orientation, HandsOrientation, Hands--on Training Change on Training Change Management and Team Building Workshop Management and Team Building Workshop on Enhanced on Enhanced CaseflowCaseflow Management (Management (eCFMeCFM) ) System: System: PasayPasay City Pilot CourtsCity Pilot Courts

–– Advocacy forum conducted for other stakeholders Advocacy forum conducted for other stakeholders (public prosecutors, public attorneys, local law (public prosecutors, public attorneys, local law practitioners, courtpractitioners, court--annexed mediators, as a annexed mediators, as a prelude to training proper of judges and court prelude to training proper of judges and court personnelpersonnel

SeminarSeminar--Workshop on Records Workshop on Records Management, Control and ArchivingManagement, Control and Archiving

–– Exposed basic principles of records management Exposed basic principles of records management and exposed participants to best practices and exposed participants to best practices observed in other government officesobserved in other government offices

–– Updated to Rules of Election Evidence and the Updated to Rules of Election Evidence and the Adm. Order No. 120Adm. Order No. 120--2007. Reducing the years 2007. Reducing the years for disposal and/or destruction of court records, for disposal and/or destruction of court records, papers and exhibits, subject to certain exceptionspapers and exhibits, subject to certain exceptions

f.f. Ethics and Judicial ConductEthics and Judicial ConductOrientationOrientation--Workshop on the Code of Workshop on the Code of Conduct for Court PersonnelConduct for Court PersonnelIn partnership with US AID and ABAIn partnership with US AID and ABA--Rule Rule of law Initiativeof law InitiativeSeminarSeminar--Workshop on Access to Justice Workshop on Access to Justice and Code of Conduct for Court Personnel and Code of Conduct for Court Personnel (10)(10)

g.g. Special Areas of ConcernSpecial Areas of ConcernPersonal Security Training for JudgesPersonal Security Training for Judges–– 33--day program attended by first and second day program attended by first and second

level judges from across the nationlevel judges from across the nation

–– Increased their knowledge on security measures, Increased their knowledge on security measures, selfself--protection and recognition of imminent protection and recognition of imminent threats. It familiarized them with the technical threats. It familiarized them with the technical aspects of firearms, ammunitions, bombs, aspects of firearms, ammunitions, bombs, explosives and gunexplosives and gun--handlinghandling

SeminarSeminar--Workshop on CEDAW, Gender Workshop on CEDAW, Gender Sensitivity and the CourtsSensitivity and the Courts

–– The Committee on Gender Responsiveness in the The Committee on Gender Responsiveness in the Judiciary (CGRJ) envisions a judicial system that Judiciary (CGRJ) envisions a judicial system that is sensitive and responsive to gender equality and is sensitive and responsive to gender equality and empowerment in all its policies, programs and empowerment in all its policies, programs and activities, thereby providing effective, efficient activities, thereby providing effective, efficient and accessible justice to alland accessible justice to all

–– Conduct of training and capacity building Conduct of training and capacity building seminars for judges and court personnel of the seminars for judges and court personnel of the judiciary so as to promote gender awareness judiciary so as to promote gender awareness leading to gender sensitivityleading to gender sensitivity

SeminarSeminar--Workshop on Juvenile and Workshop on Juvenile and Domestic Relations Justice for SingleDomestic Relations Justice for Single--SalaSalaCourtsCourts

–– SkillsSkills--based training of judges and branch clerks based training of judges and branch clerks of courts with recent Supreme Court rules and of courts with recent Supreme Court rules and jurisprudence relating to family, women and jurisprudence relating to family, women and childrenchildren

SeminarSeminar--Workshop on Dangerous Drugs Workshop on Dangerous Drugs Law for Judges, Prosecutors and Law Law for Judges, Prosecutors and Law EnforcersEnforcers

–– In partnership with the Dangerous Drugs Board, 7 In partnership with the Dangerous Drugs Board, 7 programs were conducted on the following topics: programs were conducted on the following topics: the classification of drugs; overview of the classification of drugs; overview of substantive and procedural law and jurisprudence substantive and procedural law and jurisprudence relating to RA Nos. 9165 and 9344; searches and relating to RA Nos. 9165 and 9344; searches and seizures, treatment and rehabilitation; controlled seizures, treatment and rehabilitation; controlled delivery and handling, custody and destruction of delivery and handling, custody and destruction of seized dangerous drugs; and controlled seized dangerous drugs; and controlled precursors and essential chemicalsprecursors and essential chemicals

Seminar on Election Laws for Judges and Seminar on Election Laws for Judges and Clerks of CourtClerks of Court

–– In partnership with the International Foundation In partnership with the International Foundation on Election Systems which focused on Election on Election Systems which focused on Election Contests (including Contests (including quo quo warrantowarranto proceedings) proceedings) specifically on the Rules of Procedure in Election specifically on the Rules of Procedure in Election Contests involving elective municipal and Contests involving elective municipal and barangaybarangay officialsofficials

Seminar on Wildlife Crime and ProsecutionSeminar on Wildlife Crime and Prosecution–– 22--day workshop aimed to develop the interest day workshop aimed to develop the interest

and cooperation of the judiciary on the and cooperation of the judiciary on the importance of the successful prosecution of importance of the successful prosecution of wildlife traderswildlife traders

–– Topics covered were prosecution, investigation, Topics covered were prosecution, investigation, sharing of best practices, Philippine laws on sharing of best practices, Philippine laws on wildlife crimes, local and transnational wildlife crimes, local and transnational cooperation with other agencies and ASEANcooperation with other agencies and ASEAN--wide wide initiatives on Mutual Legal Assistance Treatyinitiatives on Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty

SeminarSeminar--Workshop on Capacity Building on Workshop on Capacity Building on Environmental LawsEnvironmental Laws

–– Environment laws and procedures for DENR Environment laws and procedures for DENR lawyerslawyers

SeminarSeminar--Workshop on Managing Workshop on Managing Environmental CasesEnvironmental Cases

Competency Enhancement Training for Competency Enhancement Training for Family Court and SingleFamily Court and Single--SalaSala Court judges Court judges and court personnel in handling in child and court personnel in handling in child abuse casesabuse cases

–– SkillsSkills--based approach and multibased approach and multi--disciplinary disciplinary training of judges, clerk of court, social workers, training of judges, clerk of court, social workers, prosecutors, and PAO attorneysprosecutors, and PAO attorneys

–– Use of trigger videos to improve courtroom Use of trigger videos to improve courtroom decorum and proceduredecorum and procedure

–– 4 seminars in partnership with UNICEF4 seminars in partnership with UNICEF

SeminarSeminar--Workshop Workshop sasa PaggamitPaggamit ngng Filipino Filipino sasa HukumanHukuman

–– Participants include judges, court interpretersParticipants include judges, court interpreters

MultiMulti--SectoralSectoral SeminarSeminar--Workshop on Workshop on Agrarian JusticeAgrarian Justice

–– Participants consisted of judges, prosecutors, PAO Participants consisted of judges, prosecutors, PAO lawyers, representatives from the Department of lawyers, representatives from the Department of Agrarian Reform, Commission on Human Rights, Agrarian Reform, Commission on Human Rights, peoplepeople’’s organizations, NGOs and PNP officerss organizations, NGOs and PNP officers

SeminarSeminar--Workshop on DiscernmentWorkshop on Discernment–– 116 participants composed of judges, 116 participants composed of judges,

prosecutors, government lawyers, social workers, prosecutors, government lawyers, social workers, and representatives from DSWD and PNPand representatives from DSWD and PNP

–– To establish a consensus towards formulating To establish a consensus towards formulating guidelines in determining discernment of children guidelines in determining discernment of children for adoption in the training of family court judges for adoption in the training of family court judges on the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Acton the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act

Access to Justice for the Poor ProjectAccess to Justice for the Poor Project–– In partnership with European Commission and the In partnership with European Commission and the

Department of Foreign Affairs with DSWD as Department of Foreign Affairs with DSWD as executing agencyexecuting agency

–– Supreme Court implemented component 1 of Supreme Court implemented component 1 of project which involved the (1) institutionalization project which involved the (1) institutionalization of the decentralized information, education and of the decentralized information, education and communication function of the judiciary in 17 communication function of the judiciary in 17 municipal circuit courts covered by the project municipal circuit courts covered by the project and (2) sensitization training program for and (2) sensitization training program for municipal judges and court personnel on the municipal judges and court personnel on the BarangayBarangay Justice System and the laws affecting Justice System and the laws affecting women and childrenwomen and children

III. MEDIATION AND ADRIII. MEDIATION AND ADR

The Philippine Mediation Center (PMC) The Philippine Mediation Center (PMC) has been in operation since 2001.has been in operation since 2001.

A. CourtA. Court--Annexed Mediation Annexed Mediation –– established established 11 PMC units covering 8 provinces. With 11 PMC units covering 8 provinces. With this development, 13 judicial regions this development, 13 judicial regions including the National Capital Judicial including the National Capital Judicial Region has at least 1 PMC unitRegion has at least 1 PMC unit

–– ProcessesProcessesOrientation of stakeholdersOrientation of stakeholdersRecruitment and screeningRecruitment and screeningBasic mediation courseBasic mediation coursePrePre--internship orientationinternship orientationInternship programInternship program

B.B. Appellate Court MediationAppellate Court MediationAdvocates Forum for Stakeholders on Advocates Forum for Stakeholders on Appeals Court MediationAppeals Court MediationInterview, recruitment and screening of Interview, recruitment and screening of prospective CA mediatorsprospective CA mediatorsBasic mediation courseBasic mediation courseCA Presiding Justice and CA Presiding Justice and PhilJAPhilJA are working are working together to increase the referral of cases together to increase the referral of cases to mediation in the PMCto mediation in the PMC--CA ManilaCA Manila

C.C. Judicial Dispute ResolutionJudicial Dispute ResolutionPrePre--training sessions for judgestraining sessions for judges–– Gives a theoretical framework of JDR as a courtGives a theoretical framework of JDR as a court--

annexed alternative dispute resolution mediation annexed alternative dispute resolution mediation before the training eventbefore the training event

ADR website ADR website –– www.pc.org.phwww.pc.org.phDatabase for ADR statisticsDatabase for ADR statistics

D.D. Family Court MediationFamily Court Mediation•• Orientation and screening of participantsOrientation and screening of participants•• Faculty Development WorkshopFaculty Development Workshop•• SeminarSeminar--Workshop on Family MediationWorkshop on Family Mediation

•• Skills needed for mediation in the family law Skills needed for mediation in the family law contextcontext

•• Topics include dynamics of the Filipino family, Topics include dynamics of the Filipino family, creative approaches to overcoming obstacles to creative approaches to overcoming obstacles to settlement and promoting reconciliation, ethical settlement and promoting reconciliation, ethical dilemmas; gender and child sensitivity; dilemmas; gender and child sensitivity; administrative proceduresadministrative procedures

E.E. Mobile CourtMobile Court--Annexed MediationAnnexed Mediation•• Use of the 1Use of the 1stst and 3and 3rdrd Justice on Justice on

Wheels Mobile Court busesWheels Mobile Court buses•• Launching of Justice on Wheels, Mobile Launching of Justice on Wheels, Mobile

CourtCourt--Annexed Mediation, and Annexed Mediation, and information dissemination in 10 cities information dissemination in 10 cities and municipalitiesand municipalities

IV. ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONIV. ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

A.A. Roundtable Forum for Philippine Roundtable Forum for Philippine and American Judges: Comparative and American Judges: Comparative Approaches to Commercial Law Approaches to Commercial Law IssuesIssues

B.B. Roundtable Discussion on Laws and Roundtable Discussion on Laws and EconomicsEconomics

C.C. Roundtable Discussion on Roundtable Discussion on IslamsIslams and the Rule of Lawand the Rule of Law

V.V.

JUDGEJUDGE--T0T0--JUDGE DIALOGUE ON THE JUDGE DIALOGUE ON THE POWER OF THE JUDGE; TAKING POWER OF THE JUDGE; TAKING

CONTROL OF COURT PROCEEDINGSCONTROL OF COURT PROCEEDINGS

Series of high level exchange of Series of high level exchange of information among justices of the information among justices of the Supreme Court, court officials of Supreme Court, court officials of local and international judiciarieslocal and international judiciariesKnowledgeKnowledge--sharing activity aims to sharing activity aims to provide the judges with comparative provide the judges with comparative and relevant topics such as case and relevant topics such as case delay, case management, etc.delay, case management, etc.–– In partnership with ABAIn partnership with ABA--Rule of Law Rule of Law

InitiativesInitiatives

VI.VI. VIDEO CONFERENCING ON THE VIDEO CONFERENCING ON THE RULE ON RULE ON THE WRIT OF AMPARO FOR THE WRIT OF AMPARO FOR REGIONAL TRIAL COURT JUDGES, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT JUDGES, CLERK OF COURT AND BRANCH CLERK OF COURT AND BRANCH CLERKS OF COURTCLERKS OF COURT---- In partnership with USAID and Asia In partnership with USAID and Asia

FoundationFoundation

VII. EVII. E--LEARNING PROGRAMSLEARNING PROGRAMS

Modules on Electronic Evidence and Modules on Electronic Evidence and Psychological IncapacityPsychological IncapacityIn partnership with The Asia In partnership with The Asia FoundationFoundationPresently working on modules: Presently working on modules: arrest, search, seizure and custodial arrest, search, seizure and custodial investigation in remedial law; and investigation in remedial law; and developing jurisprudence in civil lawdeveloping jurisprudence in civil law