International Judicial Training Dates Scheduled for 27 November – 10 December 2016 in Atlanta and Athens, Georgia, USA
16 May 2016, Kennesaw, GA, USA - CIFAL Atlanta, in conjunction with the Dean Rusk International Law Center, announces new dates for an International Judicial Training in Atlanta and Athens, Georgia. The upcoming trainings are open to foreign judges and other legal practitioners.
The training is designed to further the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which world leaders adopted in 2015. At the core of this Agenda are 17 Sustainable Development Goals to end poverty, reduce inequalities and injustices, and tackle climate change. This training concentrates on Goal 16 “dedicated to the promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, the provision of access to justice for all, and building effective, accountable institutions at all levels.”
On 27 November participants will arrive in Athens, GA and from 28 November to 9 December the International Judicial Training will take place, including professional development trips to Atlanta and other sites in Georgia. On 10 December participants will depart from Atlanta.
For nearly two decades, the Dean Rusk International Law Center has organized trainings for foreign judges and other legal practitioners. The Dean Rusk International Law Center at the University of Georgia School of Law was named for the Georgia Law professor who was the second-longest-serving U.S. Secretary of State. The Dean Rusk International Law Center has served since 1977 as the international law and policy nucleus for education, scholarship, and other collaborations among faculty and students, the law school community, and diverse local and global partners.
Since 1998, more than a thousand judges, prosecutors, and court personnel from diverse countries have benefited from the Dean Rusk International Law Center’s International Judicial Training. Its aim is to increase efficiency and accountability in the administration of justice, and thus to foster democratic institutions, sustainable economic development, and social justice. Participants visit several courts and interact with judges, lawyers, and scholars. They return to their countries with specialized knowledge and a valuable comparative perspective regarding the U.S. court system, judicial administration, and legal education.
The course fee for the two-week training is $2,500 (double occupancy); $3,020 (single occupancy). It includes hotel accommodations, course materials, transportation to training sites and professional development trips, and some group meals. The fee does not cover travel to and from Georgia, visa and passport costs, most meals, airport ground transportation, or additional associated costs.
Interested participants can find further information here and should register online here.
For more information, please contact Dr. Laura Kagel.