Legal aid summit slated in Bacolod
A four-day legal aid summit to enhance protection of human rights through legal assistance will be tackled in Bacolod City starting Sunday, 27 November.
Daily TribuneA four-day legal aid summit to enhance protection of human rights through legal assistance will be tackled in Bacolod City starting Sunday, 27 November.
The Supreme Court in partnership with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, the Philippine Association of Law Schools, the Free Legal Assistance Group and the Alternative Law Groups will spearhead the summit.
The Public Information Office of the SC, in a briefer, said the summit is supported by the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative, the European Union GoJust II Programme and The Asia Foundation Program.
The summit, which will be held at the L'Fisher Hotel, is called "Reimagining the Art of Legal Empotwerment: National Summit on Access to Justice through Cultivating Approaches on Legal Aid."
It (summit) will focus on two constitutional mandates — full protection of human rights and no denial of legal assistance to any person by reason of poverty.
The summit participants are expected "to work out a common vision of adequate legal aid and a calibrated and strategic approach premised on cooperation, coordination, and collaboration through various plenary discussions, dialogues, keynote addresses and breakout sessions."
It said "the keynote addresses, a summary of the plenary discussions, and the recommendations identified in the breakout sessions of the event shall be collated, published, and made available to the delegates and other stakeholders following the conclusion of the Summit."
Those who will be part of the summit are SC justices, court officials, legal aid stockholders, and select members of the Bar.