Category Archives: Asia

The Foundation convened a workshop for Judges from the District Courts and Magistrate Courts in Sri Lanka

Judges from the District Courts and Magistrate Courts attended a workshop on ‘A Rights-Based Approach [...]

Foundation concludes second workshop for members of the Bar Council of the Maldives, in Malé – 23-25 April 2024

The workshop brought together thirty lawyers to discuss fair trial rights, evidence and criminal procedure. [...]

Webinar on the (non-)recognition of Taliban rule in Afghanistan

The speakers explored state practices and trends in the recognition of governments The latest webinar [...]

Webinar focusing on gender-based-violence (GBV) against women and girls in Afghanistan

This month’s guest speakers discussed the handling of GBV cases under the Islamic Republic and [...]

Foundation delivered the first workshop on “Applying a Human Rights-Based Approach to Judicial Decision-making” Addu City, Maldives

Between 18-19 February 2024, 20 Magistrate Court Judges from Gnaviyani Atoll, Laamu Atoll, Gaafu Alifu [...]

Foundation implements third and final workshop on economic, social and cultural rights of Sri Lanka

The Max Planck Foundation facilitated the third and final workshop for officers of the Human [...]

Afghanistan webinar examines constitutionalism and ethnic accommodation in Afghanistan

The first webinar of the 2024 series presented a critical take on the Republic’s constitutional [...]

Foundation launches new publication focusing on the Maldives

The publication contains indicators and various tools to measure the state of access to justice. [...]

Discussion Series on Legislative Drafting, Legal Research and Writing

The Max Planck Foundation welcomed Fellows from the ITLOS-Nippon Foundation Capacity-Building and Training Programme on [...]

UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett speaks at the Foundation

In the last webinar of the Max Planck Foundation’s Afghanistan Legal Research Network in 2023, [...]