Advocates for International Development (A4ID)

A4ID is a global charity that believes the law can, and should, be used more effectively to eradicate global poverty. We work to use the law and the skills of lawyers towards international development, and we encourage and empower lawyers to engage with crucial issues surrounding development, human rights and environmental sustainability.

Training programme

The programme is aimed at practising lawyers, and anyone with a strong interest in the role the law plays in the development agenda. It aims to explore the role of the law in promoting fair and sustainable development, and is taylored to the needs of lawyers and the context of their work.

It’s CPD accredited and participants who successfully complete the course will receive a certificate from A4ID for their development record.

The course is spread over 5 months, one full Saturday per month. You can attend the whole programme or a combination of modules or one individual module.

This Event is for the first of our five modules. If you wish to attend the full course, please see:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a4id-law-development-training-programme-tickets-25969194560

Module 1: Introduction to International Development

Saturday 12th November 2016, 10:00 am-5.30pm

This module will cover our global system, poverty and global trade. It will also cover the Evolution of the concept of Development and its legal context.

Case study: Developing country debt

It will combine an educational and a participative approach.

Expert Speakers:

• Michael Woolcock, World Bank

• Tim Jones, Jubilee Debt Campaign

Our speakers will talk from 10:00 to 13:15, then there will be an hour lunch break and then again from 14:15 to 17:30.

Drinks and snacks will be provided, but lunch is not provided.