I just got done recording a Government Info Pro podcast with Andrea Muto, lately back from Afghanistan where she was working on the The Afghanistan Rule of Law Project (ARoLP). Here is a short description of this project as provided to me by Andrea:
The Afghanistan Rule of Law Project (ARoLP) was funded by USAID, and implemented by Checchi & Company Consulting from 2005-2009. ARoLP was the US presence in the justice sector, first working with the Ministry of Justice (legislative drafting training, organizing and publishing laws), then later tasked with Supreme Court training and administrative reform (developing judges' training curriculum and materials, collaborating on writing the first Judicial Code of Conduct, publishing Supreme Court Cases). The development of the law library at the Independent National Legal Training Center (INLTC) rounded out judicial training and curriculum components.
I know that you are going to enjoy hearing about some of Andrea Muto's experiences as an information professional working in Afghanistan. Look for the podcast to be posted soon on the Government Info Pro blog and on iTunes. In the meantime, if you are attending AALL 2009 in Washington, DC, you should make sure to mark your calendar to include the upcoming Foreign, Comparative & International Law (FCIL) SIS event. Andrea Muto will be one of the speakers.
Here's some information on this Foreign, Comparative & International Law (FCIL) SIS Annual Meeting event:
The Past, Present, and Future of the Law Library and Librarianship in Afghanistan: The Challenges and Rewards of Building a Library After 30 Years of War
Please join the recipient of the 2009 FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians, Mr. Ahmadullah Masoud (Independent National Legal Training Center (INLTC) Law Library, Kabul, Afghanistan), Andrea Muto (USAID), Blair Kaufmann (Director, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Yale Law School; Advisor, Afghanistan Rule of Law Project), and Lucie Olejnikova (Pace Law Library) for a discussion of the legal system of Afghanistan and the process of building a new law library after thirty years of war.
This presentation will explore the INLTC’s role in increasing access to justice in Afghanistan as well as the practical and technical challenges the INLTC has faced. Following the panelists’ discussion of these issues, participants will have the opportunity to ask them about their experiences with the INLTC, their expectations for its future development, and the legal system of Afghanistan.
When: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 (4:15-5:15 PM)
Where: Renaissance-Room 5
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