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Leaders for Justice 2023

The first edition of the “Leaders for Justice”, an annual project organized by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Rule of Law Programme Middle East and North Africa.

Targeting young jurists, the Leaders for Justice program consists of two one-week workshops, the first one of which (subject of this report) was held in Berlin, Germany from the 19th till the 23rd of June, 2023.

Beyond the Brussels effect? Data protection laws in North Africa

Study Presentation & Panel Discussion

Presentation of the study "Data Protection Laws in Northern Africa" and expert panel discussion at the Headquarters of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Berlin on April 20, 2023.

Workshop: Best practices in the profession of a lawyer in the MENA region

A two-day workshop of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in partnership with the German Federal Bar Association, and the Beirut and Tripoli Bar Associations.

On March 13 and 14, 2023, a workshop titled "Best practice in the profession of a lawyer in the region" was held in collaboration with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation's Rule of Law Program Middle East and North Africa, the German Federal Bar Association, and both the Beirut and Tripoli Bar Associations.

Arab Women in the judiciary: Achievements and Challenges

A regional conference on the occasion of the second International Day of Women Judges

March 8th, 2023, the MENA Rule of Law Programme at the KAS organized a regional workshop, on the challenges and achievements of the Arab female judges, in cooperation with the International Center for Human Sciences (CISH) - UNESCO, Byblos and in collaboration with the Qatar University College of Law. This event took place at the Qatar University campus in Doha, Qatar.

Conference on "Law on Biodiversity, Nature Conservation, and Cultural Heritage Protection in the Middle East and North African Region".

Organizers, partners, and sponsors of the conference are, a.o., UNDP, SADER, KAS Rule of Law Programme MENA, ASSELLMU, the Jordanian Society for Climate and Sustainable Development, and the Al-Khataibeh Center.

On February 27 and 28, 2023, a workshop in cooperation with the Rule of Law Program Middle East and North Africa of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Association of Environmental Law Lectures in Middle East and North African Universities took place in Amman, Jordan.

Lawyers of Tomorrow

An international conference and workshop in cooperation with the Lebanon Law Review in Beirut, Lebanon.

On Thursday, the 9th of February 2023, the Rule of Law Program Middle East and North Africa of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), in cooperation with the Lebanon Law Review (LLR) organized a one-day conference and workshop entitled “Lawyers of Tomorrow”. The conference took place at the Hilton Metropolitan, Beirut, with the participation of more than 200 attendees mainly young lawyers, and students.

Rule of Law FORUM

The first edition of the Rule of Law FORUM, the annual flagship event of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Rule of Law Programme Middle East and North Africa.

On Friday and Saturday the 9th and 10th of December, 2022, the Rule of Law Programme Middle East and North Africa (MENA) of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) organized its first edition of the annual flagship Rule of Law FORUM in partnership with the Youssef SADER Foundation for Legal Culture. This event took place at Lancaster Plaza Hotel, Beirut.

Quo Vadis, Article 62?

A panel discussion about the current double vacancy in the Executive in Lebanon: the presidential vacancy and the governmental vacancy.

On Tuesday, the 6th of December 2022, the Rule of Law Programme Middle East and North Africa (MENA) of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) organized a panel discussion on the current presidential vacuum in Lebanon as well as the current caretaker government by discussing the provisions of various constitutional articles pertaining to the matter. This event took place at Antwork, Hamra, Beirut

The Judiciary - the Most Prominent Challenges and Ways to Address them

A workshop for the heads of the Arab and European Supreme Judicial Councils

Under the auspices of His Excellency the Lebanese Prime Minister, Mr. Najib Mikati, and His Excellency the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Mr. Ahmad Aboul Gheit, the Rule of Law Programme Middle East and North Africa of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), in collaboration with the Lebanese Foundation for Permanent Civil Peace (LFPCP) and the Arab Center for Legal & Judicial Researches (Arab League), organized a two-day workshop for the heads of the Arab and European Supreme Judicial Councils on the most prominent challenges facing the judiciary and ways to address them. This event took place on Thursday and Friday, the 10th and 11th of November, 2022 at the Hilton Habtoor Hotel - Beirut, Lebanon.

Launch event: Study on Data Protection Laws in Northern Africa

Presentation of the comparative study and panel discussion in collaboration with the Laboratory of Research on International Law at the University of Carthage - Tunis, Tunisia

On Friday, October 28, 2022, the study conducted on data protection laws in North Africa was launched in Tunis, followed by an expert panel discussion and a Q&A session with legal scholars and students from the Université de Carthage.

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