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Since 1990, the CBA has delivered legal and justice reform and capacity building projects in 29 countries across Asia, Africa, Central Europe and the Caribbean.
The CBA is committed to the values of an independent legal profession, an independent judiciary, the rule of law and the dignity of the individual and knows that access to justice is essential to all of these values. Our commitment to working collaboratively has allowed us to develop particularly close relationships with overseas partners. More on International Development.
Programs
The CBA receives most of its International Development funding through two funding streams at the Canadian International Development Agency, Partnership and Bilateral. More on CIDA Support and Funding.
Programs by Country or Region:
Youth Lawyers International Program
Participate in an eight-month internships to work with human rights legal organizations on a wide array of issues, in a variety of locations around the world.
Getting Involved
Volunteer Opportunity
The CBA is currently looking for lawyers who would be interested in volunteering their time to participate as a trainer in a training program on legal practice skills in Laos for one week between mid-May and mid-June 2010.
IDC Resource Bank
Sign up to be included in our database of members interested in being part of the Committee's initiatives on a volunteer basis.
Volunteer Contributions
CBA member volunteers, who include lawyers, judges, law professors and law students, are the strength of our program.
Links
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What's New
Invitation to the 11th Annual Workshop on International Development: "Rebuilding Haiti's Justice System: Challenges and Opportunities"
April 15, 2010 - CBA Young Lawyers International Program (YLIP): The CBA has received funding from the Canadian International Development Agency to send 18 young Canadian lawyers for each of the three years to work with legal human rights and legal development organizations overseas.
Nepal - CBA assists Nepal Bar Association with constitutional recommendations.
News – CBA wins international award.
Resources
Commonwealth Lawyers Association Report (.pdf)
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