Author: Amicus Curious

Free Courses on Law and Environment from the UN

A splendid collection of courses provided free by the United Nations on their Informea portal can be found here: https://elearning.informea.org/

As an example, under the Biological Diversity heading there is the InforMEA Diploma on the International Legal Framework on Biological Diversity.

The mandatory courses for the diploma are:

  1. Introductory course to International Environmental Law
  2. Introduction to Environmental Governance
  3. Introductory course to the International Plan Protection (IPPC)
  4. Course for the National Focal Points for the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and its instruments
  5. Introductory Course to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
  6. Introductory Course to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
  7. Introductory Course to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
  8. Introductory Course to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

and the main link again? https://elearning.informea.org/

Students from Kenya’s Strathmore University Beat their Harvard Counterparts in Global Law Competition

Students from Kenya’s Strathmore University School of Law became the first African team to win the John H. Jackson Moot Court on World Trade Organization (WTO) Law.

The team of three students, namely Mishael Wambua, Kandalla Maleehah, and Catherine Penda, made history after beating Harvard Law School in the final of the competition held in Geneva, Switzerland on Saturday.
Full story over at mwakilishi.com

Intellectual Property Training in Nairobi

iHub has teamed with uWakili to provide specific pro bono legal services to startups. uWakili is an online legal services platform that provides Kenyan businesses and individuals with easy-to-use and cost-effective online legal services.

The next training will be on Intellectual Property. The training will be facilitated by Lillian Makanga, a research fellow and legal advisor at the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT).

The training will cover the following topics in Intellectual Property

  • TradeMarks
  • Copyright
  • Process & Costs

When: Wednesday, November 9th, 2017 from 5.00 PM to 7.00 PM
Where: iHub – Ngong Road, Nairobi
Register HERE to attend the training

Kindle release: ‘The Nagoya Protocol: Its impact on access & benefit sharing, patent applications and the utilisation of genetic resources’.

Following the success of the paperback edition of ‘The Nagoya Protocol: Its impact on access & benefit sharing, patent applications and the utilisation of genetic resources’, this concise work is now available in its Kindle edition.

 

Law Books for the LPC, 2016, and OSCE/QLTS

The Oxford University Press publishes the Legal Practice Course manuals, which provide a guide to the law, practice and procedure that are at the heart of the Legal Practice Course. Annually updated, the LPC manuals are written by expert teams of qualified lawyers and current tutors, for trainee solicitors on the LPC.

Business Law 2016-2017

Property Law 2016-2017

Civil Litigation 2016-2017

Criminal Litigation 2016-2017

Foundations for the LPC 2016-2017

Lawyers’ Skills 20th edition (Legal Practice Course Guide)