Japan International Cooperation Agency completed advanced mediation training for legal professionals, under the 鈥楧evelopment of mediation and civil litigation practices for enhancement of access to justice project鈥� in collaboration with the Law and Justice Division of law, justice and parliamentary affairs ministry, and the Judicial Administration Training Institute on the JATI premises in Dhaka recently.
The training programme included a range of practical and theoretical learning sessions designed to enhance the skills of legal professionals such as judges, legal aid officers and lawyers who are actively involved in the mediation process, said a press release.
In April 2024, JICA, in collaboration with LJD, launched the A2J Project to promote effective access to justice in Bangladesh. The project recently conducted the advanced mediation training.
World-renowned mediation expert Professor MIYATAKE Masako from Japan conducted the training as the primary lecturer.
Fifty participants, including judges, district legal aid officers and lawyers from the project鈥檚 pilot districts (Narsingdi and Cumilla), and officials from related judicial institutions, attended the programme.
After the training, certificates were presented to participants. Sheikh Abu Taher, secretary, law and justice division of law, justice and parliamentary affairs ministry, and ICHIGUCHI Tomohide, chief representative, JICA Bangladesh office, attended the closing and certificate-awarding ceremony.
