Bridging the Culture Gap

by | Apr 26, 2010 | Laos

Last week I took a large step towards having more in common with my Lao colleagues. While I tried to speak their language, and eat their food, I still felt a gap between us. We have shared many cultural experiences, but our work has been a bit segregated. Fortunately,...

Adventures in Southern Laos

by | Apr 26, 2010 | Laos

Mike Liu, Simon Latham, and I traveled to Salavan Province in southern Laos to visit two villages as part of our work on land legal issues with Village Focus International (VFI).  We left by pickup with the three of us in the back seat of the extended cab, while...

Vietnamese Study Visit of the Legal Consultation Center at Chiang Mai University, Thailand

by | Apr 26, 2010 | Thailand, Vietnam

The Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE) together with Bridges Across Borders Southeast Asia Community Legal Education Initiative (BABSEA CLE), the Institute for Policy and Law Developement (PLD) and the Legal Consultation Center, Faculty of Law, Chiang Mai...

Clinical Legal Education in Vietnam … Full Steam Ahead!

by | Apr 26, 2010 | Vietnam

On the 25th to 29th of September 2009, the Institute of Policy, Law and Development (PLD) and BABSEA CLE successfully conducted a Training of Trainers Clinical Legal Education Workshop in the city of Hanoi, Vietnam. The Workshop was a continuation of the recent...

Malaysian Interns Apparently Alive and Well

by | Apr 26, 2010 | Malaysia

Greetings from Malaysia! When we‘re not out enjoying the local cuisine or supporting trademark infringement in Chinatown (just kidding), we keep pretty busy with our work at ERA Consumer. ERA is an NGO that first began with a focus on consumer rights, but has expanded...