Author Archive | Thepmala Sadettan

The State Inspection Authority (SIA) organised an anti-corruption seminar in Bolikhamxay Province for 220 state officials on 23-24 August in Paksan District. Officials came from all districts in the province and included investigators, inspectors and monitoring officials. Mr Bounseng Phathamavong, Vice Governor of Bolikhamxay Province, said in his opening statement that “although a lot of […]

On 3 July, senior judges from the Vientiane Provincial Court and Vientiane Province Area Court 1 shared with ILSTA their knowledge and experience in areas of court administration such as evidential integrity, case flow management and information management.

Prosecutors from Vientiane Capital and the provinces of Vientiane, Khammuan, Xiengkhuang, Xaysomboun and Borikhamxay met in Thalat on 2 July for training in countering organised crime and anti-money laundering.  Local judges also attended what was the third in a series of workshops covering all of Lao PDR. The aim of these training sessions was to […]

On 19 June, ILSTA visited the Champasak Regional Court, the Champasak Provincial Court and Champasak Area Court 1.  Senior judges at each of the three courts discussed important practical issues relating to the administration of courts and court cases, such as information management, case flow management and evidential integrity.

    In the second of a series of workshops which ILSTA is delivering nationwide, prosecutors from five southern provinces and local judges gathered in Pakse to receive training on countering organised crime and anti-money laundering. The training was officially opened on 18th of June by Mr Khamkhongouten Keomano, Assistant to the Prosecutor General of […]

Government officials from a number of line ministries attended a conference on investment treaty arbitration delivered by Professor Matthew Happold from the University of Luxembourg. Professor Happold is in Laos under an agreement between the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance, University of Luxembourg and the National University of Laos, where he has been delivering […]

Prosecutors from seven northern provinces as well as local judges convened for training on countering organised crime and money laundering in Udomxay Province, northern Laos. The training was organised by the Supreme People’s Prosecutor and the Institute for Legal Support and Technical Assistance (ILSTA) from Luxembourg. This initiative is part of a series of trainings […]

  The People’s Supreme Court and the ILSTA held a consultation workshop to review the law on court fees from 2-4 May 2018. The legal framework in Laos is undergoing significant developments as Laos moves towards its goal of being a State governed by the rule of law. As the economy and society develop, so […]

ASEAN member states were welcomed in the conference hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Thailand and the UNODC under the topic: “ASEAN 2025: Synchronising Economic and Security Agendas.” Asean tackles organised crime Credit to: Bangkok Post https://www.bangkokpost.com/…/1456897/asean-tackles-organis…