In October 2015, CSR participated in a study of Sierra Leone’s agricultural sector conducted by the International Development Group (IDG) to determine what, if anything, could be done to increase that embattled country’s ability to feed its people in the aftermath of Ebola and run agricultural surpluses that could be sold abroad to earn foreign […] Read more »
CSR ADR Work in Papua New Guinea
CSR’s Pete Swanson traveled to Papua New Guinea in September and October of 2015 to consult and facilitate the National Courts in creating their 2016-2020 ADR strategic Plan. This work was an outgrowth of his efforts in 2013 to provide an assessment of their ADR program for the World bank/IFC. Read more »
Pete Swanson continues to provide mediation training assistance in Kosovo
Building on the mediation training provided to US AID’s Commercial Law Enforcement Project in October of 2013, Pete Swanson returned to Kosovo for three weeks in March, 2014, to provide additional assistance to budding Kosovar mediators. Pete provided refresher training to seasoned mediators in Pristina, more basic training to a new cadre of mediators based […] Read more »
CSR conducts an international commercial arbitration and mediation training for government officials in Turkmenistan
Bob Randolph and his colleague, Mark Ball, conducted a four day “International Commercial Arbitration and Mediation” training” seminar (July 9-12, 2013) for governmental officials in Turkmenistan which was delivered under the auspices of USAID and Deloitte Consulting, LLP. The program covered drafting “modern” arbitration laws, drafting investment treaties and contracts, and the arbitration/mediation of investment […] Read more »
CSR USAID Award–Rule of Law
CSR is a member of a team, led by Democracy International, that has been awarded an indefinite quantity contract (IQC) by USAID to provide “rule of law” consulting services to USAID missions world wide. Read more »