Law Week 2011
The Law Week organized by the Bar Association is being held to
provide increased access to justice for the public.
The main objective of the Law Week, being held for the fourth time,
is to raise awareness amongst the citizens of their rights, duties,
privileges and remedies and create a law abiding society for sustainable
development.
This year's theme is 'The role of the lawyer towards national peace
and harmony'.
During the first phase, the BASL in collaboration with the United
Nations Development Project (UNDP) held a seminar for lawyers on
November 4 and two legal aid clinics offering free legal advice to the
public on November 5 at the Divisional Secretariat Office in Kiran,
Batticaloa North with special emphasis on orphans, child abuse and land
matters and on November 6 at the Divisional Secretariat Office in
Vellavely.
During the second phase, the BASL with UNDP will hold three legal aid
clinics at the Chetikulam Divisional Secretariat Office in Vavuniya on
November 10, at the Tharanikulam Divisional Secretariat in Vavuniya on
November 11 and at the Vavuniya North Divisioal Secretariat on November
12 and a seminar for lawyers at the Vavuniya Court auditorium on
November 13.
During the third phase from November 21 to 25, several Branch
Associations of the BASL will hold legal awareness programmes in their
respective areas.
The Law Week 2011 exhibition will be held at the Court premises,
Hulftsdorp Street, Colombo 12 on November 26 from 9 am to 5 pm offering
free legal advice to the visitors.
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