Panel Discussion: “Caretaking: A New System of Government"

In cooperation with "Legal Agenda"

The aim of the panel is to discuss the study LA conducted in partnership with KAS in June 2022. The study evaluates and researches the legal obligations and rights of caretaker governments, as Lebanon frequently has caretaker governments and prime ministers in power. Additionally, we will share the Belgian experience in this context.

Conference Forum: Women's Access to Justice in the Maghreb; Case Study: Morocco

The forum will support the empowerment of female leaders in the legal field from Maghreb countries, for them to take on a leading role in civil society development by ensuring that they are aware of their rights and capable of advocating and realizing greater legal protection for women, including through cross-country and cross-disciplinary exchanges throughout the workshop.

Roundtable: Boundaries of Religion and Citizenship in the Middle East and North Africa

Cohabitation and Cooperation between Religious and Secular Laws: Challenges and Opportunities for Religious, Political and Judicial Actors

Roundtable and Discussion: Parliamentary Oversight

Strengthening Parliamentary Oversight to Enhance Accountability and Transparency

Online Workshop: Judicial Governance

Quality management in the courts and models of judicial governance

Webinar: Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the judiciary

In-depth research on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the work of courts, judges and the access to justice in several Arab and European Countries.

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted governmental, judicial, and administrative bodies around the globe to adopt measures that respond not only to local safety directives, but to a generalized need for greater flexibility and re-mote connectivity. The disruption of society as a result of the pandemic has naturally also affected justice systems around the world: sudden lockdowns of courts and delayed court hearings resulted in a growing backlog in the judiciary.

Webinar: Challenges of digital transformation in public administration

Transform and simplify governmental procedures into digital services by leveraging existing and emerging technology to serve effectively the needs of Lebanese citizens

In 2018/2019, many voices rose in the public and political sphere asking for the establishment of an e-government in Lebanon. Several efforts were made to establish a clear strategy towards applying digital transformation in Lebanon.

Seminar “Towards a Rule of Law State: Challenges & Prospects"

Through an active platform, this seminar shall introduce Rule of Law principles and practices to university students, particularly law students.

Training workshop: human rights and humanitarian right in Lebanon

Aiming to qualify participants to realize their inherent, equal, and binding rights for every authority and how to claim them.

Roundtable: “Constitutionalism as Received and Practiced in a Selection of MENA Countries”

The roundtable's goal is to take advantage of the current transition period as a strategic opportunity to enhance constitutionalism throughout the Middle East and North Africa