Thursday, 22 September

2:00–3:00

Opening session

Welcome Message

Douglas Gardner, Resident Representative, UNDP Cambodia

Opening Speech

Kassie Neou, Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice, Cambodia

Opening remark

HE Mr. Sum Manit, Chairperson of Permanent Coordinating Body, Council for Legal and Judicial Reform, Cambodia

UNDP, Governance, and Access to Justice in the Asia Pacific

R. Sudarshan, Policy Advisor- Legal Reform and Justice, UNDP Regional Centre in Bangkok

3:00–3:30

Break

3:30–5:00

Key Issues in Access to Justice

Human Rights and Access to Justice

Purificacion Valera-Quisumbing, Chairperson, Philippines Human Rights Commission

Links between Access to Justice and Poverty Reduction

Usha Ramanathan, International Environmental Law Centre

The Asia-Pacific Rights and Justice Initiative and the A2J Framework

Stefan Priesner, Deputy Resident Representative UNDP Bosnia Herzegovina

Aparna Basnyat, Asia Pacific Rights and Justice Initiative

Key Findings of the A2J Study in Cambodia

Raquel Yrigoyen Fajardo, Study Coordinator, UNDP Cambodia

Discussion in Plenary

Moderator: R. Sudarshan, Policy Advisor- Legal Reform and Justice, UNDP Regional Centre in Bangkok

Friday, 23 September

9:00-9:20

Introduction to Training Workshop

The 10 Steps to Access to Justice Programming

Sanaka Samarasinha, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative UNDP Sri Lank

Emilia Mugnai Justice Programme Analyst - UNDP Regional Centre in Bangkok

Practitioner’s Guide Working Group Sessions

9:20-12:00

Normative Protection

9:20-9:45

Key Issues: Strengthening access to justice through the human rights framework – Clarence Dias

9:45-10:00

BREAK

10:00-11:30

Working Groups

Group 1: Gender, Human Rights and Normative Protection

Lead Discussant - Sapna Pradhan Malla, Forum for Women Law and Development (FWLD)

Group report

Group 2: Interface between Indigenous Normative Frameworks and National Legal Frameworks

Lead Discussant – Raquel Yrigoyen Fajardo, Cambodia Access to Justice Study Coordinator

Group report

Group 3: Interface between International Human Rights and National Laws

Lead Discussant - Rea Chiongson, Lawyer (Philippines) and Consultant on Women's Human Rights

Group report

Group 4: Secular and religious legal systems

Lead Discussant – Mir Hayatullah Al Hashim, Deputy Minister of Justice, Afghanistan

Group report

11:30-12:15

Reporting in Plenary

Moderator: Clarence Dias

12:15-1:30

LUNCH

1:30-5:00

Capacity to Demand Justice Remedies

1:30-2:00

Key Issues in Legal Aid, Awareness and Empowerment

Marcia Kran, Governance Practice Team Manager, UNDP Bratislava Regional Centre

2:00-5:00

Working Groups

Group 1: Legal Aid

Lead Discussant – Sok Sam Oeun, Executive Director, Cambodian Defender’s Project

Group report

Group 2: Legal Awareness

Lead Discussant – Sultana Kamal, Ain O Salish Kendra, (ASK)

Group report

Group 3: Public Interest Litigation

Lead Discussant – Usha Ramanathan, International Environmental Law Centre

Group report

Group 4: Legal Empowerment through NGOs

Lead Discussant –  Steve Golub, University of California at Berkeley

Group report

Saturday, 24 September

8:30-9:15

Reporting in Plenary - Capacity to Demand Justice Remedies

Moderator: Marcia Kran

9:15 – 10:30

Practical Application of the 10 Steps, UNDP Access to Justice Studies and Programmes:

India - Access to Justice: From Perception Study to Programme Development   Background and A2J Project

Mr Bhargava, Additional Secretary Department of Justice
Marie Louise Muff, UNDP India

Vietnam - Survey from the People’s Perspective

Katrine Pedersen, UNDP Vietnam

Indonesia Access to Justice

Mohammad Maksum, Director, Centre for Regional Development Studies, Indonesia

Diani Sadiawati, Director of Law and Human Rights, National Planning and Development Agency

Cambodia Access to Justice Study - Alternative Justice Systems

Sara Ferrer Olivella, UNDP Cambodia

Facilitator – Jo Scheuer, Deputy Resident Representative,  India

10:30-10:45

BREAK

10:45-12:45

Capacity to Provide

10:45-11:15

Beyond the rule of law orthodoxy: many roads to justice

Steve Golub, University of California-Berkeley

11:15-12:15

Working Groups

Group 1: Judiciary- Independence, Integrity and Accountability

Lead Discussant- Kaoru Okuizumi, UN Mission in DRC (former Legal Advisor to the Registrar, Sierra Leone International Tribunal)

Group report

Group 2: Judiciary-Human Resource Development, Accessibility and Operational Efficiency

Lead Discussant – Judge Kim Sathavy, Cambodia

Group report

Group 3: Enforcement

Lead Discussant – Doel Mukerjee, Coordinator, Police Reform Project, CHRI

Group report

Group 4: Oversight

Lead Discussant- Mr. J. Dashdorj, Commissioner, National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia

Group report

Group 5: Interface between National and Traditional Justice Mechanisms

Lead Discussant- Sinclair Dinnen, Australian National University

Group report

Groups 6: Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Lead Discussant- Mr. Mirza Masood Hassan, Madaripur Legal Aid Association

Group report

12:15-12:45

Reporting in Plenary

Moderator: Steve Golub

12:45-1:45

LUNCH

1:45-2:45

Practical Application of the 10 Steps, UNDP Access to Justice Studies and Programmes:

Nepal – Access to justice in Conflict Situations

Jyotsna Poudyal. OHCHR Nepal

Bangladesh – Strengthening Bangladesh Police

Nojibur Rahman, UNDP Bangladesh

Sri Lanka- Sri Lanka Equal Access to Justice Project

Viveka De Silva, project coordinator

Facilitator –  Aparna Basnyat

2:45-3:00

BREAK

3:00-4:30

Recommendations and Next Steps

Discussion and Recommendations on the Next Steps:

Expanding the Community of Practice and Access to Justice Programming:

-Partnerships: recommendations on how to expand the community of practice (including the  electronic network) to increase its impact in strengthening access to justice;

-Access to Justice Action plan:

-Recommendations on what (new) areas/programmes to support in the Asia Pacific Region;

-Recommendations on what activities and events to support at country level (programme support, training etc) on access to justice

Moderator: R. Sudarshan

Closing of Workshop

Anne-Isabelle Degryse-Blateau, Deputy Resident Representative UNDP Cambodia